Famous Deaths In October - 04

1903  On this day in history death of otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher (b. 1880)   

1904  On October - 04 frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies   

1907  On this day in history alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57   

1910  On October - 04 death of sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician, and President of the First Imperial Duma (b. 1850)   

1912  On October - 04 death of gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed   

1929  John Metzelaar, Dutch/US writer (Report on the Fishes), dies at 37 on October - 04.   

1935  On this day in history death of jean Béraud, French painter (b. 1849)   

1943  Richard T Ely, US economist (Ground under our feet), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On October - 04 death of al Smith, American politician (b. 1873)   

1947  On this day in history max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies   

1949  Edmund Eysler, Austrian composer, dies at 75 on October - 04.   

1951  Death of Willie Moretti, American gangster (b. 1894) on October - 04.   

1955  Alexander Papagos, Greek fieldmarshal, dies on October - 04.   

1961  Max Weber, Polish/Russ/US painter, dies on this day in history.   

1962  E H Hendren, cricketer (57,611 1st-class runs, 3rd-best ever), dies on this day in history.   

1966  Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66 on October - 04.   

1969  On this day in history vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies   

1970  On October - 04 george Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71   

1971  On this day in history edit Angold, actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76   

1972  Colin Gordon, actor (John-Baron), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1974  On October - 04 anne Sexton, US poetess (Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45   

1975  On October - 04 joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72   

1976  Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1979  On October - 04 christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56   

1981  Death of Freddie Lindstrom, Major League Baseball Hall of famer (b. 1905) on October - 04.   

1982  On October - 04 ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi fieldmarshal/president/premier, dies   

1989  Graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48 on October - 04.   

1990  Avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67 on October - 04.   

1991  Leonard C Odell, wrote 7,000 Burma Shave poems, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1992  Death of Itzhak Fuks, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands on this day in history.   

1993  Fran Carlon, dies of cancer at 80 on this day in history.   

1994  Bill Challis, arranger/Pianist, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1995  Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer, dies at 81 on October - 04.   

1996  Martyn Harris, journalist, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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1160  On October - 04 birth of alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)   

1276  Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311) was born on this day in history.   

1289  Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16) was born on October - 04.   

1331  James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1379  On October - 04 birth of king Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)   

1515  On October - 04 birth of lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter   

1542  Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat was born on October - 04.   

1542  Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.