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2029 - 2020

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

2022

  • Kazuki Takahashi

    Japanese author and illustrator, created yu-gi-oh! (d. 2022)

  • Cláudio Hummes

    Brazilian prelate of the catholic church (b. 1934)

2021

  • Harmoko

    Indonesian politician, former parliament speaker and government minister (b. 1939)

2020

  • Saagar

    Indian-American journalist known for his work on political commentary and analysis.

  • Jaicion Garcia

    Talented musician who made significant contributions to the music industry.

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Eva Mozes Kor

    Eva Mozes Kor was a Romanian-American Holocaust survivor, forgiveness advocate, and founder of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.

  • Renton Hoffman

    Known for his emotionally charged poetry.

  • Bhavesh Joshi

    Dedicated activist who fought for social justice and equality.

2018

  • Robby Müller

    Dutch cinematographer (b. 1940)

  • Henri Dirickx

    Belgian footballer (b. 1927)

2017

  • Daniil Granin

    Soviet and russian author (b. 1919)

  • Gene Conley

    American baseball and basketball player (d. 2017)

  • John Blackwell

    American r&b, funk, and jazz drummer (b. 1973)

2016

  • Abbas Kiarostami

    Renowned Iranian filmmaker and photographer known for his unique cinematic style.

  • Abner Mikva

    Abner Mikva was a prominent American politician and judge.

  • Niam Kiarostami

    Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker known for his innovative storytelling.

  • Abner J. Mikva

    Abner J. Mikva served as a U.S. Representative and federal judge.

  • Abner Mikva

    American businessman and politician.

2015

  • Abdullah Hussain

    Pakistani author known for his novel 'Udas Naslain'.

  • Nedelcho Beronov

    Bulgarian judge and politician (b. 1928)

  • William Conrad Gibbons

    American historian, author, and academic (b. 1926)

2014

  • Dorline Kilonzo

    Prominent Kenyan politician and activist.

  • Richard Mellon Scaife

    American businessman (d. 2014)

  • C. J. Henderson

    American author and critic (b. 1951)

  • Giorgio Faletti

    Author of the best-selling thriller "io uccido", an italian writer.

  • Earl Robinson

    American baseball player (b. 1936)

2013

  • Jack Crompton

    English footballer and manager (b. 1921)

  • Bernie Nolan

    Irish actress and singer (the nolans), (d. 2013).

  • Onllwyn Brace

    Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1932)

  • James Fulton

    American dermatologist and academic (b. 1940)

  • Charles A. Hines

    American general and academic (d. 2013)

2012

  • Khalis Nasir

    Known for his impactful plays addressing social issues.

  • Kalim Shah

    Noted playwright known for his thought-provoking dramas.

  • Eric Sykes
    Eric Sykes

    English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)

  • Jatin Khanna

    Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

  • Jimmy Bivins

    American boxer (b. 1919)

2010

  • Yun Chi-wan

    South Korean politician and diplomat.

  • Robert Neil Butler

    American physician and author (b. 1927)

  • Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah

    Lebanese shiite muslim cleric, born in iraq and mentor to hezbollah (born 1935).

2009 - 2000

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

2009

  • Brenda Joyce
    Brenda Joyce

    American actress (born 1917).

  • Ilsa Hermann

    German author and translator.

  • Allen Klein

    American businessman and talent agent, founded abkco records (b. 1931)

  • Steve McNair

    American football player (born 1973).

  • Drake Levin

    American rock musician (born 1946).

2008

  • Janwillem van de Wetering

    A Dutch writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the Amsterdam policeman Grijpstra and de Gier.

  • Evelyn Keyes

    Evelyn Keyes was an American actress best known for her role in the film 'Gone with the Wind'.

  • Charles Wheeler

    German-english soldier and journalist (b. 1923)

  • Terrence Kiel

    American football player (born 1980).

  • Thomas M. Disch

    American author and poet (d. 2008)

2007

  • Bill Pinkney

    American singer and performer (born in 1925).

  • Bar?s Akarsu

    Turkish rock musician (born 1979).

2005

  • Hank Stram

    Successful head coach in the AFL and NFL, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl IV.

  • Cliff Goupille

    Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1915)

2004

  • Jean-Marie Auberson

    Conductor and violinist from switzerland (d. 2004).

  • Frank Robinson (Xylophone Man)

    British street entertainer (born 1932)

2003

  • Barry White

    Renowned American singer known for his deep voice and romantic ballads.

  • André Claveau

    French singer, very popular in the 1940s and 1960s. he won the eurovision song contest 1958 singing "dors, mon amour". music composed by pierre delanoa, lyrics by hubert giraud.

  • Larry Burkett

    American radio host and author (d. 2003).

  • Andre Claveau

    French singer (born 1915)

2002

  • Gerald Bales

    Canadian organist and composer (b. 1919)

  • Benjamin O. Davis

    Jr., american general and pilot (d. 2002)

  • Winnifred Quick

    American titanic survivor (born in 1904)

  • Benjamin O Davis Jr

    General american air force (born 1912).

2001

  • Keenan Milton

    Keenan Milton was a talented journalist known for his work in investigative reporting.

  • Sheila Ward

    British actress known for her roles in classic films and theater productions.

2000

  • Lovelee Carroll

    Renowned actress known for her captivating performances.

  • Gustaw Herling-Grudziński

    Polish journalist and author (b. 1919)

  • Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski

    Polish writer (born 1919).

1999 - 1990

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

1999

  • Leo Garel

    American cartoonist and artist (born 1917).

1998

  • Emony

    Renowned actress known for her versatile roles in both film and theater.

  • Alvis Eggleston

    Alvis Eggleston was an American astronomer known for his work on variable stars.

1997

  • Harles Kuralt

    Harles Kuralt was an American journalist and television personality, best known for his work on the CBS News program 'On the Road'.

  • Charels Kuralt

    Renowned broadcast journalist known for his 'On the Road' segments.

  • Charles Kuralt

    American broadcast journalist, who won almost every major award in tv journalism. he was slightly round, slightly rumpled, but he was an genuinely friendly man, full of warmth, charm, and grace. he was able to connect with the essence of america more than any other newsman his age. he loved his country and those he shared it with. he sought …

  • Charles Kuralt

    Renowned broadcast journalist known for his work on CBS News Sunday Morning.

  • Charles Kuralt

    Renowned broadcast journalist known for his work on CBS News Sunday Morning.

1996

  • Amirr Abdul-Hamid

    Former Prime Minister of Malaysia known for his contributions to the country's development.

  • Clay Jones

    Gardener, dies at 72

  • Leo Avery

    At 58, abbot of quarr dies

1995

  • Eva Gabor
    Eva Gabor

    Hungarian-american actress, youngest of three glamorous european immigrants to hollywood. although eva was much-married and the subject of much gossip, she actually has a long list film and stage credits and, in september 1965, a very successful tv sitcom called "green acres."

  • Jacques Berque

    French educator and study director of social economics at the moroccan institute of high studies in 1951. he was the unesco expert on egypt from 1953 to '55. he was also a professor 1956 to '81 and then an honorary professor at college de france. the president of several ministerial missions from 1981 to 1985, the arabian socioologist wrote many …

  • Bob Ross

    American television host and artist (d. 1995).

  • Bob Ross

    Bob Ross was a beloved painter and television host known for his calming demeanor and 'happy little trees.'

  • Bob Ross

    American painter and television host (b. 1942)

1994

  • Benn Chambers

    Benn Chambers was a prominent politician known for his contributions to social welfare policies.

  • Joey Marella

    American professional wrestling referee (born 1964).

  • Tawfik Ziad

    Palestinian communist/israeli mp / mayor of nazareth

  • Arthur Berry

    Canadian pilot and soldier (d. 1970).

  • Rupert Davies

    Methodist scholar dies at 84

1993

  • Bona Arsenault

    Canadian historian, genealogist, and politician (b. 1903)

  • Bona Arsenault

    French canadian politician, historian, and genealogist

  • Felix White

    Black vibrations theatre choreographer, dies at 65

  • Charles Crain

    Hollywood: actor dies at 83

  • Anne Shirley
    Anne Shirley

    Actress stella dallas, who was 75 years old, dies from lung cancer

1992

  • Mearle Marsh

    Founder of Marsh Supermarkets, a successful chain in the Midwest.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player, as well as arranger. his work revolutionized traditional tango and created a new style called "nuevo" tango. it incorporated elements from jazz music and classical music. he was a virtuoso musician and bandoneonist who performed his compositions with many ensembles. stephen holden, an american music critic, described piazzolla in 1992 as "the greatest composer …

  • Joe Newman

    Us jazz trumpetist (count basie)

1991

  • Victor Chang

    Chinese-australian heart surgeon, murder victim. two gunshots to his head caused his death on 7/04/1991 at 8:00 aest, mosman. sydney, australia. dr. changaeur(tm), a sydney street gang member, was murdered by two gunshots to the head. this shocking act has decimated australia's medical system. he was a remarkable contributor to medicine, heart surgery and australian-asian relations.

  • Art Sansom

    American cartoonist (d. 1991).

1990

  • Benigno Caraballo

    Puerto Rican boxer who competed in the featherweight division and won the world title in 1947.

  • Olive Ann Burns

    American journalist and author (b. 1924)

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • Jack Haig

    British actor (born 1913).

1988

  • Adrian Adonis

    American professional wrestler (d. 1988).

  • Adrian Adonis [Keith Franke]

    Wwf wrestler killed in an auto accident

1987

  • Agnes Bishop

    American politician and first woman to serve as mayor of a major American city.

1986

  • Oscar Zariski

    Belarusian-american mathematician and academic (b. 1899)

  • Paul-Gilbert Langevin

    French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (b. 1933)

  • Flor Peeters

    Antwerp (belgium) -- organist/composer (lied symphony).

1985

  • John de Quay

    Dutch premier (1959-1963), dies at the age of 83

1984

  • Jimmie Spheeris

    American singer-songwriter (b. 1949)

1983

  • Claus Adam

    Composer dies at 65

1981

  • Jersey Joe

    Jersey Joe was a renowned journalist known for his investigative reporting.

1980

  • Leocadio Joson

    Filipino politician and revolutionary leader.

  • Gregory Bateson

    English anthropologist and social scientist. he also linguist, linguists, visual anthropologists, semioticians, cyberneticists, and a linguist. his work overlapped with many other fields. he helped to extend systems theory and cybernetics into the social and behavioral sciences in the 1940s. the last ten years of his life were spent developing a "metascience" of epistemology that brought together various early forms …

  • Maurice Grevisse

    Belgian author and linguist (d. 1980).

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • Antino Merone

    Renowned Italian composer known for his operas and symphonies.

  • Lee Wai Tong

    Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1905)

  • Lee Wai Tong

    Chinese footballer (born 1905)

1977

  • Marguerette Mangin

    French physicist known for her work on X-ray crystallography.

  • Bryce Harlow

    Prominent political advisor known for his work with several U.S. presidents.

  • Gersh Budker

    Ukrainian-russian academic and physicist (d. 1977).

1976

  • Yonatan Netanyahu

    Israeli soldier and entebbe rescue command commander (born 1946).

  • Antoni Słonimski

    Polish playwright and journalist (d. 1976).

  • Antoni S?onimski

    Polish poet (born 1895).

1975

  • Georgette Heyer

    British author of detective fiction and historical romance novels. her writing career started in 1921 when she transformed a story from her younger brother into the black moth. heyer, a mining engineer, married george ronald rougier in 1925. they lived in tanganyika and macedonia for several years before returning to england in 1929. heyer decided that publicity wasn't necessary after …

1974

  • Estellar Heyer

    Estellar Heyer was a British historical romance novelist, known for her Regency-era novels.

  • Dixie Willson

    Dixie Willson was a biologist known for her research in marine biology.

  • Amin al-Husseini

    Amin al-Husseini was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader.

  • André Randall

    French actor (b. 1892)

  • Georgette Heyer

    English author (b. 1902)

1973

  • Leonid Stein

    Russian chess player dies at 39

1971

  • August Derleth

    American horror writer, editor, and anthropologist. at 13 years old, he began to write and was published with 100 books and 4,000 short pieces in 400 magazines. h.p. lovecraft is a fan. lovecraft is a fan of his writings, which include stories about the supernatural, mystery, fiction, poetry, and weird fiction.

  • Thomas C. Hart

    American admiral and politician (b. 1877)

  • Don McPherson

    Rocker dies at the age of 29

  • Thomas C Hart

    At 94, us admiral/commander (pacific fleet), dies

1970

  • Estellar Bogan

    Estellar Bogan was an American poet known for her modernist and confessional style.

  • Barnett Newman

    American artist known for his abstract expressionist paintings.

  • Harold Stirling Vanderbilt

    American sailor and businessman (b. 1884)

  • Harold Vanderbilt

    America's cup winner (1930-1934, 1937), dies aged 85.

  • Harold Stirling Vanderbilt

    American industrialist (born in 1884)

1969 - 1960

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

1969

  • Henri Decoin

    French director and screenwriter (b. 1890)

1968

  • Burley Coulter

    Burley Coulter was a respected politician who served his country with dedication.

1964

  • Gaby Morlay
    Gaby Morlay

    French actress in film. she was queen victoria's actress in entente cordiale (1939).

  • Henry (Hank) Sylvern

    American radio personality (born in 1908)

1963

  • Pingali Venkayya

    Indian activist, designed the flag of india (b. 1876)

  • Bernard Freyberg

    1st baron freyberg, new zealand general and politician, 7th governor-general of new zealand (b. 1889)

  • Clyde Kennard

    American activist and martyr (b. 1927)

  • Bernard Freyberg

    New zealander statesman (born 1889)

  • Grant Richards

    Actor (doug doorway to danger), died at 48

1962

  • Rex Bell

    American district attorney, clark county, las vegas. son of silent film legend clara bow (born george francis beldam).

1961

  • Franklyn Farnum

    At 83, the death of cancer

1959 - 1950

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

1958

  • Adolf Herckenrath

    Flemish playwright/poet (avondvlam), is killed at 79

1957

  • Judy Tyler

    Actress (princess howdy doody), who dies in a car accident at the age of 24

1952

  • Walter Long

    Dies at 73

1950

  • Henry Brewer

    Henry Brewer was a British sculptor famous for his intricate marble sculptures.

1949 - 1940

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

1949

  • Annabel Lyttelton

    British author known for her novels and biographies.

  • François Brandt

    Dutch rower and engineer (b. 1874)

1948

  • Milcah Marie

    Pioneering astronomer known for her work on variable stars.

  • Monteiro Lobato

    Brazilian journalist and author (b. 1882)

1947

  • Leocadio Salcedo

    Dominican politician who served as President of the Dominican Republic.

1946

  • Taffy O'Callaghan

    Welsh coach and footballer (d. 1946).

  • Gerda Steinhoff

    Polish-born german concentration camp overseer (born 1922)

  • Othenio Able

    Austria paleontology, dies in 71

1943

  • Władysław Sikorski

    Polish general and politician, 9th prime minister of the second republic of poland (b. 1881)

  • Wladyslaw Sikorski

    At 62, general / prime minister of poland (1939-43), is killed

1942

  • Forrestine C. Hooker

    Pioneering African American businesswoman in the early 20th century.

1941

  • Antoni Łomnicki

    Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1881)

  • Antoni ?omnicki

    Polish mathematician (born 1881)

1939 - 1930

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

1938

  • Suzzane Lenglen

    French tennis player known for her dominance in the 1920s.

  • Suzanne Lenglen

    French tennis player and considered the greatest female tennis player. she won six wimbledon singles titles, 1919-1923 inclusively and 1925.

  • Otto Bauer

    Austrian philosopher and politician, austrian minister of foreign affairs (b. 1881)

  • Otto Bauer

    Austrian politician and philosopher foreign minister of austria (d. 38)

1934

  • Marri Curie

    Renowned physicist and chemist known for her pioneering research on radioactivity.

  • Marie Curie

    Polish-french scientist, a biologist and physicist, won nobel prizes in physics and chemistry in 1903 and 1911. she was not allowed to enter the french academy of science because she was a woman.

  • Jersei Curie

    Pioneering research on radioactivity and Nobel Prize winner.

  • Maurion Curie

    Maurion Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize.

  • Marijah Curie

    Renowned physicist and chemist, known for her pioneering research on radioactivity.

1931

  • Hussein ibn-Ali

    Sjarif mecca/king / kalief hedzjaz (1917-24).

  • Buddie Petit

    American jazz musician (born 1895).

  • Emanuele Filiberto

    2nd duke aosta, italian aristocrat (born in 1869).

1929 - 1920

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

1929

  • Otto Taubmann

    Composer dies at age 70

1926

  • Pier Giorgio Frassati

    Italian activist and saint (b. 1901)

1923

  • Florimond Fonteyne

    Flemish politician/priest (volkseeuw) dies at 67

1922

  • Lothar von Richthofen

    German pilot and lieutenant (d. 1922)

1919 - 1910

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

1917

  • Johan H C Kern

    Dutch linguist (sanskreet), dies at 84

1916

  • Alan Seeger

    American soldier and poet (b. 1888)

1910

  • Geovonni Schiaparelli

    Geovonni Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer who made detailed observations of Mars and proposed the existence of canals on the planet.

  • Melville Fuller

    American jurist and lawyer 8th chief justice of the united states (d. 1910).

  • Melville Weston Fuller

    Was a United States Senator from Maine.

  • Giovanni Schiaparelli

    Italian astronomer known for his observations of Mars and the discovery of 'canals' on the planet.

  • Melville Weston Fuller

    8th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

1909 - 1900

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

1905

  • Elisea Reclus

    Elisee Reclus was a renowned French geographer and anarchist writer who made significant contributions to the field of human geography.

  • Élisée Reclus

    French anarchist and geographer. reclus received the gold medal from the paris geographical society for his most important work, "the earth and its inhabitants", in 1892.

  • Elisee Reclus

    French anarchist (born 1830).

1902

  • Vivekananda

    Indian monk and saint (b. 1863)

  • Swami Vivekananda

    Indian religious leader and disciple of sri ramakrishna, who was inspired by his teacher as a way to serve men as visible manifestations god. he was a radiant being of the highest order and the one who first brought the spiritual teachings of india into the west at the parliament of religions in chicago in 1893. this greatly influenced the …

1901

  • Johannes Schmidt

    German academic and linguist (d. 1901).

  • John Fiske [Edmund Fisk Green]

    Us historian/philosopher

  • Johannes Schmidt

    German linguist (born 1843)

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