Famous people and celebrities who died on August 4

Welcome to Takemeback.to's page dedicated to remembering the celebrities and famous people who passed away on August 4. On this day, we honor the lives and legacies of notable figures from various fields who left an indelible mark on the world. Explore our list to learn about their remarkable contributions and celebrate their enduring impact.

• 1578 Ahmia Al-Mansur

  Ahmia Al-Mansur was the Sultan of the Saadi dynasty in Morocco from 1578 to 1578.

• 1677 Isaac Barrow

  An influential mathematician who made important contributions to the development of calculus and was a mentor to Isaac Newton.

• 1802 Laurens Hammond

  American politician who served in the Continental Congress.

• 1805 Alette

  Founder of the Haugean movement in Norway.

• 1852 Frimy D'Orsay

  French painter known for his landscapes and portraits.

• 1875 Hanz Christian Andersen

  Famous Danish author best known for his fairy tales like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling.

• 1886 Samuel Tilden

  An American politician who was the Democratic candidate in the controversial 1876 presidential election.

• 1927 John Dillon

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

• 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'.

• 1940 Zee Zeev Jabotinsky

  Prominent Zionist leader and founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement.

• 1951 Adalai Ewing

  British playwright known for his thought-provoking dramas.

• 1977 Edgar Adrian

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

• 1978 Momoko Kochi

  Japanese author known for her novels and short stories.

• 1981 Melvyn Douglas

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

• 1984 Mary Miles Minter

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

• 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.

• 1996 Briena Svedberg

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

• 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.

• 2003 Chung Mong-hun

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

• 2003 Frederick Chapman Robbins

  Nobel Prize laureate for their discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in cultures of various types of tissue

• 2005 Elysian Kistler

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

• 2007 Raul Hilberg

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

• 2009 Veto Akaike

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

• 2012 Grantham Adams

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

• 2015 Joycelin Shaw

  Acclaimed author of several bestselling novels.

• 2024 Tsung-Dao (T.D.) Lee

  Nobel Prize laureate for their penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles