Famous Deaths In February - 04

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 February - 04.  

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

1940  Death of Nikolai Yezhov, Head of Soviet NKVD (b. 1895) on February - 04.  

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  On February - 04 death of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)  

1946  On February - 04 margarete Boie, writer, dies  

1953  Alexander Loudon, Dutch diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1954  On February - 04 vaclav Vackar, composer, dies at 72  

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1956  On this day in history leendert A Donker, Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56  

1957  On February - 04 joseph Hardaway, creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66  

1958  On February - 04 frederik de Merode, Belgian prince, dies at 46  

1959  Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 on February - 04.  

1964  On February - 04 siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica), dies at 71  

1965  On February - 04 u C Greyhound, champion trotter (horse), dies at 33  

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

1967  Death of Albert Orsborn, 6th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1886) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1974  Mihail Andricu, composer, dies at 79 on February - 04.  

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

1976  Edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history death of brett Halliday, American writer (b. 1904)  

1978  On February - 04 bergen Evans, English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73  

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

1983  Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 on February - 04.  

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

1989  On February - 04 kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer & Jethro), dies at 69  

1990  On this day in history death of whipper Billy Watson, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1917)  

1991  On February - 04 bob Leslie, actor (Cinderella, Mako: Jaws of Death), dies at 64  

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

1994  Han Jansen, Dutch painter, dies at 62 on February - 04.  

1995  Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies on this day in history.  

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1465  On February - 04 birth of french van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen  

1524  On February - 04 birth of luis de Camões, Portugal's greatest poet. (d. 1580)  

1549  Eustache du Caurroy, composer was born on February - 04.  

1575  On February - 04 birth of pierre de Barulle, French cardinal  

1581  Daniel Selich, composer was born on this day in history.  

1620  On February - 04 birth of gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)  

1646  Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet was born on this day in history.  

1677  Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731) was born on February - 04.