August 4th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on August 4th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

• Dalia Fadila

  Israeli educator (b. 1971/1972)

2020

• Frances Allen

  First woman to win the Turing Award for her contributions to computer science.

• Fran Allen

  Pioneering computer scientist known for her work in optimizing compilers and programming languages.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

• Jaila Al-Atrach

  Renowned poet known for her lyrical verses.

• Nuon Chea

  Cambodian politician and theorist for the khmer rouge (b. 1926)

2016

• Carroll Hubbard

  Carroll Hubbard was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

2015

• Joycelin Shaw

  Acclaimed author of several bestselling novels.

• Billy Sherrill

  American record producer, songwriter and arranger (d. 2015)

• Elsie Hillman

  American philanthropist and politician (b. 1925)

• Les Munro

  New zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1919)

• John Rudometkin

  American basketball player (b. 1940)

2014

• Jake Hooker

  Israeli-american guitarist/songwriter (arrows), (d. 2014.)

• Chester Crandell

  American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)

• James Brady

  American activist and politician, 15th white house press secretary (b. 1940)

2013

• Alexine Charrière

  Alexine Charrière was a Swiss writer and journalist known for her novels and short stories.

• Art Donovan

  Art Donovan was a renowned football player known for his time with the Baltimore Colts.

• Art Donovan

  Art Donovan was a renowned football player known for his time with the Baltimore Colts.

• Keith H. Basso

  American anthropologist and academic (b. 1940)

• Tony Snell

  English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1922)

Renato Ruggiero

Italian lawyer and politician, italian minister of foreign affairs (b. 1930)

Olavi J. Mattila

Finnish engineer and politician, finnish minister of foreign affairs (b. 1918)

Sandy Woodward

English admiral (d. 2013)

2012

• Grantham Adams

  Grantham Adams was a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1997.

• Bud Riley

  American football player and coach (b. 1925)

• Johnnie Bassett

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935)

• Brian Crozier

  Australian-english journalist and historian (d. 2012).

2011

• Naoki Matsuda

  Japanese footballer (d. 2011)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Veto Akaike

  Veto Akaike was a Japanese statistician who developed the Akaike information criterion, a widely used model selection method.

• Blake Snyder

  American screenwriter and producer (b. 1957)

2008

• Craig Jones

  English motorcycle racer (b. 1985)

• Craig Jones

  English motorcycle racer (born in 1985).

2007

• Raul Hilberg

  Renowned historian and author who specialized in the study of the Holocaust.

• Lee Hazlewood

  American country singer, songwriter, and producer (d.2007)

2006

• Oskar Pastior

  Oskar Pastior was a German poet and translator known for his experimental and avant-garde works.

• Elden Auker

  Elden Auker was an American astronomer known for his contributions to the study of galaxies.

• Eldon Auker

  Eldon Auker was a successful baseball pitcher known for his submarine-style delivery.

• Elden Auker

  Elden Auker was a journalist known for his contributions to sports reporting.

2005

• Elysian Kistler

  Renowned for contributions to the study of galaxies and dark matter.

• Ethlyn Beers

  Ethlyn Beers was a prolific author who wrote several best-selling novels.

• Iván Szabó

  Hungarian economist and politician, minister of finance of hungary (b. 1934)

• Anatoly Larkin

  Russian-american academic and physicist (d. 2005).

2004

• Mary Sherman Morgan

  American scientist and engineer (d. 2004)

• Hossein Panahi (Persian: حسین پناهی)

  Iranian actor and poet (b. 1956)

2003

• Chung Mong-hun

  The former chairman of Hyundai Group, one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea.

• Frederick Chapman Robbins

  American pediatrician and virologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1916)

2001

• Montana Duke

  Montana Duke was a renowned actor known for his roles in classic Western films.

2000

• Leslie Glass

  American actress in adult films (born 1963).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Victor Mature

  American actor. a dark, handsome supporting or leading man. his career spans all genres of film from horror to romance to drama.

• Rodney Ansell

  Crocodile dundee was inspired by an australian (born 1953).

1998

• Yury Artyukhin

  Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)

• Yuri Artyukhin

  Russian cosmonaut (born 1930)

1997

• Jeanne Calment

  French longevity champion who turned 122 in 1997. although she is almost deaf and blind, her mind and wit are sharp. she is never afraid to laugh at herself and has recently created her own website after learning how to use a computer. she recorded a rap cd for her birthday last year, which was released to great acclaim.

1996

• Briena Svedberg

  Known for her work in physical chemistry and the development of the Svedberg equation.

• Geoff Hamilton

  English gardener, author, and television host (b. 1936)

• Geoff Hamilton

  British broadcaster and gardener (born 1936).

1995

• J Howard

  Smith oil tycoon

• Dick Bartell

  At 87, a baseball player dies

1994

• Giovanni Spadolini

  Italian journalist, writer, and republican politician. he was also the 45th prime minster of italy. he died in 1994, on the 4th of august.

• Sol Adler

  Sinophile, economist, dies at 85

• Richard Du Cann

  Lawyer, qc, dies at 65

1993

• Bernard Barrow

  American actor and educator (d. 1993).

• Kenny Drew

  At 64, the us/danish jazz pianist moonlight desert dies

1992

• Seichō Matsumoto

  Japanese journalist and author (d. 1992)

• Ralph Cooper

  Creator (amateur night at the apollo), dies from cancer

• Frantisek Tomasek

  At 93, archbishop of prague/cardinal, dies

• Seicho Matsumoto

  Japanese journalist and writer (born in 1909)

1991

• Nikiforos Vrettakos

  Greek poet and academic (d. 1991).

1990

• Ettore Maserati

  Italian engineer and businessman (b. 1894)

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

• Hope Babette

  Hope Babette was a pioneering chemist known for her work on the structure of penicillin.

1987

• Kenny Price

  Comedian (midwestern hayride and hee haw), is killed at 56

• Kenny Price

  56 years old, comedian (midwestern hayride and hee haw)

1985

• Don Whillans

  English mountaineer and rock climber (d. 1985).

• Zbynek Vostrak

  Composer dies at 65

1984

• Mary Miles Minter

  Silent screen star dies of heart failure at the age of 82

• Walter Burke

  Actor jack the giant killer, dies from emphysema at 75

• Edmond Ryan

  Actor (human monster) dies after suffering a heart attack at the age of 79

1982

• Bruce Goff

  American architect, designed the boston avenue methodist church (b. 1904)

1981

• Melvyn Douglas

  Melvyn Douglas was a talented actor known for his roles in film and television.

1980

• Duke Pearson

  American pianist and composer (d. 1980)

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1978

• Momoko Kochi

  Japanese author known for her novels and short stories.

1977

• Edgar Adrian

  1st baron adrian, english physiologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1889)

• Emil Bloch

  German philosopher (principle hope, traces), dies in 92

1976

• Roy Thomson

  1st baron thomson of fleet, canadian-english publisher (b. 1894)

• Enrique Angelelli

  Argentinian bishop and martyr (b. 1923)

1975

• John Baragrey

  Actor (gamera) dies at 57

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1967

• Peter Smith

  Malaysian-born english judge and academic

• Peter Smith

  English cricketer (d. 1967)

1964

• Nätti-Jussi

  Finnish lumberjack and forest laborer (b. 1890)

1962

• Marilyn Monroe

  American model and actress (b. 1926)

1961

• Margarito Bautista

  Nahua-mexican evangelizer, theologian, and religious founder (b. 1878)

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

• József Révai

  Hungarian politician, hungarian minister of education (b. 1898)

1958

• Ethel Anderson

  Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)

1957

• Washington Luís

  Brazilian politician who served as the President of Brazil from 1926 to 1930.

• John Cain Sr.

  Australian politician, 34th premier of victoria (b. 1882)

1951

• Adalai Ewing

  British playwright known for his thought-provoking dramas.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1944

• Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

  Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)

1942

• Marceline Boule

  Marceline Boule was a French paleoanthropologist known for her work on Neanderthal fossils.

• Alberto Franchetti

  Italian-american composer and educator (d. 422)

1941

• Mihály Babits

  Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)

1940

• Zee Zeev Jabotinsky

  Prominent Zionist leader and founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement.

• Ze'ev Jabotinsky

  Ukrainian-american general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)

• Vladimir Jabotinsky

  Revisionist zionism's founding father

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

• Keene Abbott

  American author known for his historical novels and biographies.

1938

• Pearl White

  Pearl white was an american silent film actress best known for her work in serial films, particularly in 'the perils of pauline'.

• Pearl White

  Actress/stadium woman from the united states (perils of pauline) dies at 49

• Rudolf G Binding

  German poet / writer dies at the age of 70

• L H Perquin

  Dutch radio announcer dies at 73

1936

• Henry Schoenfeld

  Composer dies at 78

1932

• Alfred Henry Maurer

  American painter (b. 1868)

1931

• Daniel H Williams

  Doctor (pioneer in the field of surgery)

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1927

• John Dillon

  American military, rear admiral. just before his 94th birthday, he died october 6, 2013.

1925

• Alfons Van de Perre

  Flemish physician

1922

• Enver Pasha

  Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)

• Enver Pasa

  Turkish politician dies at the age of 40

1920

• Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov

  Composer dies at 54

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

• Dave Gregory

  English keyboard player and guitarist (xtc and big big train).

1917

• Melville Bell

  Melville Bell was a renowned journalist known for his investigative reporting.

1915

• Richard Kiepert

  German cartographer (africa) dies at 68

1914

• Jules Lemaître

  French storyteller, critic, and dramatist. he is remembered for his unique and impressionistic style in literary criticism.

• Jules Lemaitre

  French dramatist and critic (born in 1853)

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on August 4th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1908

• Bronson Howard

  American playwright known for his social dramas.

1904

• Arnold Krug

  Composer dies at 54

1900

• Isaac Levitan

  Russian painter and illustrator (d. 2000)