Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 04
Thursday, 08 January 2026
1933 Death of Archibald Sayce, English educator (b. 1846) on this day in history. 

1936 Death of Wilhelm Gustloff, German leader of the Swiss Nazi party (b. 1895) on this day in history. 

1939 Edward Sapir, US linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies at 55 on February - 04. 

1940 On this day in history death of nikolai Yezhov, Head of Soviet NKVD (b. 1895) 

1941 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1943 On February - 04 frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies 

1944 Death of Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867) on this day in history. 

1946 Margarete Boie, writer, dies on this day in history. 

1953 Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60 on February - 04. 

1954 On this day in history vaclav Vackar, composer, dies at 72 

1956 On February - 04 leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56 

1957 On this day in history joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66 

1958 On this day in history frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46 

1959 On this day in history una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 

1964 Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71 on February - 04. 

1965 U C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33 on February - 04. 

1966 Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90 on February - 04. 

1967 On this day in history death of albert Orsborn, 6th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1886) 

1968 On February - 04 ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70 

1969 Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63 on February - 04. 

1974 Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1975 Death of Louis Jordan, American musician (b. 1908) on this day in history. 

1976 On February - 04 edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62 

1977 Death of Brett Halliday, American writer (b. 1904) on February - 04. 

1978 On this day in history bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73 

1982 Sue Carol, actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack on February - 04. 

1983 On February - 04 jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 

1987 On this day in history liberace, pianist (Liberace Show, Evil Chandell-Batman), dies at 67 

1989 On this day in history kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer & Jethro), dies at 69 

1990 Death of Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1917) on February - 04. 

1991 Bob Leslie, actor (Cinderella, Mako: Jaws of Death), dies at 64 on this day in history. 

1992 On February - 04 fred Slyter, dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56 

1994 On February - 04 han Jansen, Dutch painter, dies at 62 

1995 Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies on February - 04. 

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