Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 04
Thursday, 23 October 2025
1926 Death of Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian-born painter (b. 1861) on December - 04. 

1932 On this day in history gustav Meyrink, writer, dies at 64 

1933 On this day in history stefan George, German poet (Das neue Reich), dies at 65 

1935 Hylton Philipson, cricketer (England keeper in 5 Tests 1892-95), dies on December - 04. 

1938 Dina Appeldoorn, Dutch pianist/composer, dies at 54 on December - 04. 

1943 On this day in history carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46 

1944 On December - 04 death of roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879) 

1945 On this day in history death of thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1866) 

1948 On December - 04 karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies 

1952 Karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67 on this day in history. 

1953 Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on December - 04. 

1954 On this day in history nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies 

1956 Death of Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (b. 1891) on this day in history. 

1959 On this day in history rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58 

1967 Bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72 on December - 04. 

1969 On December - 04 alceo Toni, composer, dies at 85 

1971 On this day in history shunryu Suzuki, Zen teacher, founder of SF Zen Center, dies 

1973 Michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67 on this day in history. 

1974 Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36 on this day in history. 

1975 On December - 04 hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5] 

1976 On this day in history benjamin Britten, British composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at 63 

1977 On December - 04 leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72 

1978 On this day in history samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76 

1979 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history. 

1980 On December - 04 death of stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932), shot at 69 

1983 Estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55 on December - 04. 

1984 On December - 04 john Rock, US co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94 

1985 Marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist, dies at 83 on December - 04. 

1986 On December - 04 reuben Nakian, US sculptor, dies at 89 

1987 On this day in history rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90 

1988 Death of Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist (b. 1899) on this day in history. 

1990 Edward Binns, US actor (12 Angry One), dies of heart attack at 74 on December - 04. 

1993 Frank Sturgis, watergate burglar, dies at 68 on this day in history. 

1994 On December - 04 geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer, dies at 73 

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