Discover the most famous people who died on August 4. The list includes people like Hans Christian Andersen, Mileva Mari?, Pearl White, Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, Frederick Chapman Robbins. Famous personalities featured on this list, include artists, emperors & kings, physicists and surgeons and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Germany and many more countries.
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Marilyn Monroe(American Actress Who Became One of the Most Popular Sex Symbols of the 1950s and Early 1960s)
Birthdate: June 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1962
A legendary American actress, model, comedienne and singer, Marilyn Monroe emerged as a major sex symbol in Hollywood in the 1950s and early 1960s. Amongst the most successful actresses of her time, she also won critical acclaim for her acting in movies like Some Like It Hot. Her personal and professional life, though from the beginning, were marked by hardships, struggles and controversies.
Birthdate: April 2, 1805
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Odense, Denmark
Died: 1875
Legendary Danish children’s author Hans Christian Andersen is remembered for his fairy tales, such as The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, The Emperor's New Clothes, and Thumbelina, which have been appreciated by the young the old alike. Many of his tales have been adapted into films, ballets, and plays.
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Mileva Marić(Serbian Physicist, Mathematician and the First Wife of Albert Einstein)
Birthdate: December 19, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Titel, Serbia
Died: 1948
Serbian physicist/mathematician Mileva Marić was the first wife of Albert Einstein and the second lady to complete the full program at the mathematics and physics department of Zürich Polytechnic. Experts still debate over whether she had helped Einstein in his initial research. Einstein transferred his Nobel Prize money to her.
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Victor Mature(First male film star to be labeled a hunk, he appeared in Samson and Delilah in 1949 and The Robe in 1953)
Birthdate: January 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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James Brady(White House Press Secretary)
Birthdate: August 29, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Centralia, Illinois, USA
Died: 2014
Birthdate: May 23, 1208
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montfort-l'Amaury
Died: 1265
French nobleman Simon de Montfort gave away his family lands to become the Earl of Leicester instead. Though King Henry III married off his sister Eleanor to Simon without consulting his barons, Simon later turned against the king. After being killed by Roger Mortimer, Simon’s body was mutilated by royalists.
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Melvyn Douglas(American Actor Who was Among One of the Few Performers to Win 'Triple Crown of Acting')
Birthdate: April 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
Died: 1981
Melvyn Douglas was an American actor who achieved popularity in the 1930s. Over the course of his illustrious acting career, Douglas won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and an Emmy Award, becoming one of the few actors to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Melvyn Douglas also won several other awards, including the prestigious Golden Globe Award.
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Lorenzo Music(Actor, Producer)
Birthdate: May 2, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2001
Birthdate: February 21, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Arles
Died: 1997
Jeanne Calment was a French supercentenarian who lived till 122 years and was, till her death in 1997, the longest-living documented human in history. She attributed her longevity to olive oil, wine, and chocolate. Some experts believe she had died long back and her daughter had falsely assumed her identity.
Birthdate: January 18, 1856
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1931
Daniel Hale Williams was a general surgeon known for performing the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in the US in 1893. Born to interracial parents, he faced numerous struggles in his journey to become a physician. He later founded the first non-segregated hospital in the United States, Chicago's Provident Hospital. He also founded a nursing school for African Americans.
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J. R. Richard(Baseball player)
Birthdate: March 7, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2021
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John Burgoyne(General, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792)
Birthdate: February 24, 1722
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Died: 1792
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John Vianney(French Catholic Priest)
Birthdate: May 8, 1786
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dardilly, France
Died: 1859
Jean Vianney was a French Catholic priest active in the first half of the 19th century. Venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as the patron saint of parish priests, he is also referred to as the "Curé d'Ars." He was devoted to St. Philomena, who he regarded as his guardian. His feast day is 4 August.
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Yun Sim-deok(Singer)
Birthdate: July 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pyongyang, Kingdom of Korea
Died: 1926
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Fereydoun Farrokhzad(Known for his variety TV show 'Mikhak-e Noghrei' (The Silver Carnation) which introduced many artists)
Birthdate: October 7, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 1992
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Art Donovan(Football player)
Birthdate: June 5, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died: 2013
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Isaac Levitan(One of the Best Classical Russian Landscape Painters of the 19th Century )
Birthdate: August 30, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kibartay, Lithuania
Died: 1900
Isaac Levitan was a Russian landscape painter remembered for his work that popularized the mood landscape genre. One of the most important landscape painters of his generation, Levitan was elected to the Russian Academy of Arts in 1897. The following year, Levitan was chosen as the head of the Landscape Studio at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
Birthdate: March 4, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Green Ridge
Died: 1938
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Sebastian of Portugal(King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578)
Birthdate: January 20, 1554
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: 1578
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Ernst Bloch(Philosopher)
Birthdate: July 8, 1885
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Died: 1977
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Wenceslaus III of Bohemia(King of Hungary and Croatia (1301 - 1305), King of Bohemia and Poland (1305 - 1306))
Birthdate: October 6, 1289
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prague
Died: 1306
Wenceslaus III became King of Hungary following the death of Andrew III whose only daughter, Elizabeth, was engaged to Wenceslaus. Wenceslaus renounced his hereditary rights to Austria and claim to Hungary before succeeding his father as King of Bohemia and Poland. His reign in Bohemia was however cut-short as he was assassinated before he could invade his rival's territories in Poland.
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Eugène Atget(French Photography)
Birthdate: February 12, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Libourne, France
Died: 1927
Eugène Atget was a French flâneur credited with pioneering documentary photography. Renowned for his obstinacy to document all of the street scenes and architecture of Paris before the advent of urbanization, Atget's works inspired several surrealists. Unfortunately, Eugène Atget did not live to see the kind of reception his works eventually received; he was not celebrated during his lifetime.
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Sandy Woodward(British admiral)
Birthdate: May 1, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Penzance, England
Died: 2013
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Kenny Drew(Musician)
Birthdate: August 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1993
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Étienne Lenoir(Inventor, Engineer)
Birthdate: January 12, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Luxembourg
Died: 1900
Étienne Lenoir was a Belgian-French engineer. He is credited with developing the internal combustion engine which was commercialized in sufficient quantities. Lenoir is also credited with inventing such electrical devices as an improved electric telegraph which played a key role during the Franco-Prussian War.
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Siegfried Wagner(Composer)
Birthdate: June 6, 1869
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tribschen, Lucerne, Switzerland
Died: 1930
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Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński(Poet)
Birthdate: January 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 1944
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński was a Polish poet and soldier. Baczyński was one of the most famous poets of the Generation of Columbuses. Like many other poles from his era, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński suffered during the German occupation of his country and was killed in action at age 23. His life inspired several films including the 1984 film The Fourth Day.
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Enver Pasha(Ottoman Military Officer, Revolutionary and Convicted War Criminal Who Formed One-Third of the 'Three Pashas' Triumvirate)
Birthdate: November 22, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: İstanbul, Turkey
Died: 1922
Ottoman military officer Enver Pasha is remembered as one of the main figures of the Armenian Genocide. The Young Turk leader was one of the Three Pashas who ruled over the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He was killed by the Soviets during the Basmachi Revolt.
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Tom Molineaux(Boxer)
Birthdate: March 23, 1784
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Died: 1818
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Gerhard Gentzen(Mathematician, Philosopher)
Birthdate: November 24, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greifswald, Germany
Died: 1945
Birthdate: August 25, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Auburn, Alabama, United States
Died: 2003
Nobel Prize-winning American pediatrician and virologist Frederick Chapman Robbins is best remembered for his pathbreaking research on the poliomyelitis virus, which later helped in the development of polio vaccines. He also taught pediatrics at the Case Western Reserve University and worked with the US Army’s virus and rickettsia lab.
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Billy Norris Sherrill(Songwriter and producer)
Birthdate: November 5, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Phil Campbell, Alabama, United States
Died: 2015
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Ernestine Rose(American Suffragist and Abolitionist)
Birthdate: January 13, 1810
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
Died: 1892
Born to a Polish rabbi, Ernestine Rose was much ahead of her times. As a teenager, she spoke up against the regressive Jewish customs that hindered women’s freedom. She later became a pioneering feminist and suffragist from her community and was also inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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Kinjikitile Ngwale(Revolutionary)
Birthplace: Tanzania
Died: 1905
Birthdate: November 30, 1889
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England
Died: 1977
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Raul Hilberg(Political Scientist & Historian, Widely Considered to Be the Preeminent Scholar on 'The Holocaust')
Birthdate: June 2, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2007
An Austrian refugee, Raul Hilberg escaped the Nazi regime and moved to the U.S. with his family. He later became a pioneer of Holocaust research. He is perhaps best remembered for his three-volume The Destruction of the European Jews. He was also part of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial council.
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Noel Godfrey Chavasse(Military physician, Athletics competitor)
Birthdate: November 9, 1884
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford
Died: 1917
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Ernst von Weizsäcker(politician, diplomat)
Birthdate: May 12, 1881
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stuttgart
Died: 1951
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Alexander Young(Singer, Songwriter)
Birthdate: December 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 1997
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Berengar II of Italy(King)
Birthdate: 0900 AD
Birthplace: Italy
Died: 0966
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Carl Auer von Welsbach(Austrian Chemist and Inventor Behind the Development of the Modern Light Bulb)
Birthdate: September 1, 1858
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1929
Austrian chemist and engineer Carl Auer, Freiherr von Welsbach isolated neodymium and praseodymium from didymium. His inventions include the gas mantle and ferrocerium "flints" that are used in lighters. He also worked on the tungsten filament that led to the development of the modern light bulb.
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Takashi Amano(Photographer, Naturalist, Keirin cyclist)
Birthdate: July 18, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Niigata
Died: 2015
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Walther Flemming(Biologist)
Birthdate: April 21, 1843
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Schwerin, Germany
Died: 1905
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Lee Hazlewood(Country Singer)
Birthdate: July 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mannford, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: 2007
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Joseph Shea(Special agent)
Birthdate: September 20, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2005
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William Floyd(Politician)
Birthdate: December 17, 1734
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brookhaven
Died: 1821
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Sue Gunter(Basketball Coach)
Birthdate: May 22, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Walnut Grove, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2005
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Mihály Babits(Hungarian Poet Known for His Intense Religious Theme Poems)
Birthdate: November 26, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Szekszárd, Hungary
Died: 1941
Initially a secondary school teacher, Mihály Babits later taught Hungarian literature at the University of Budapest but was removed due to his pacifist views. He then devoted his life to writing and penned everything from poems to novels and short stories. Halálfiai remains one of his best-known works.
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Anita Garibaldi(Giuseppe Garibaldi's wife)
Birthdate: August 30, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Laguna, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died: 1849
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Roger Etchegaray(Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (1998–2019))
Birthdate: September 25, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Espelette, France
Died: 2019
