Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 04
Friday, 19 December 2025
1903 Death of Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on May - 04. 

1916 On this day in history death of joseph Mary Plunkett, Irish revolutionary (b. 1887) 

1919 Death of Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, French general and astronomer (b. 1880) on May - 04. 

1922 Death of Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (b. 1888) on this day in history. 

1928 Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63 on May - 04. 

1929 Henry Morton Dunham, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history. 

1937 Death of Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. 1910) on this day in history. 

1938 On May - 04 carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist/writer (Nobel 1935), dies at 48 

1953 Edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic, dies at 60 on May - 04. 

1955 Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1961 Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 on this day in history. 

1965 On this day in history norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66 

1966 Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69 on May - 04. 

1967 On May - 04 bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75 

1969 Death of Osbert Sitwell, English writer (b. 1892) on this day in history. 

1970 On this day in history death of 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard 

1971 On this day in history donald Dexter Van Slyke, US chemist (Cyanosis), dies at 88 

1972 Death of Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1886) on this day in history. 

1973 Jane Bowles, writer, dies at 56 on May - 04. 

1974 Israel Citkowitz, composer, dies at 65 on May - 04. 

1975 Moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77 on May - 04. 

1980 On May - 04 josip Broz Tito, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), dies at 87 

1983 On this day in history nino Sanzogno, composer, dies at 72 

1984 On May - 04 diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer 

1985 Death of Clarence Wiseman, the 10th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1907) on this day in history. 

1987 On this day in history cathryn Damon, actress (Mary Campbell-Soap), dies at 56 

1990 Don Appell, dies on this day in history. 

1991 Death of Dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54 on this day in history. 

1992 On this day in history henri Guillemin, French historian, dies at 89 

1994 Karl Francis Hettinger, onion Field survivor, dies at 59 on this day in history. 

1995 On this day in history lewis T Preston, banker, dies at 68 

1996 Jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist, dies at 87 on May - 04. 

1997 On May - 04 alvy Moore, actor/producer (Mr Kimball-Green Acres), dies at 75 

2001 Death of Bonnie Lee Bakley, American murder victim (b. 1956) on May - 04. 

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