Famous Deaths In October - 04

1903  Death of Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

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

1907  Alfredo Kiel, composer, dies at 57 on October - 04.   

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

1912  Death of Gen Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed on October - 04.   

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

1935  On October - 04 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  Death of Al Smith, American politician (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1947  Max KEL Planck, German physicist (constantly of P, Nobel 1918), dies on October - 04.   

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

1951  On October - 04 death of willie Moretti, American gangster (b. 1894)   

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  Vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies on October - 04.   

1970  George Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1971  Edit Angold, actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 04 colin Gordon, actor (John-Baron), dies at 61   

1974  On this day in history anne Sexton, US poetess (Pulitzer 1967), dies at 45   

1975  Joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72 on October - 04.   

1976  Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74 on October - 04.   

1979  Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1982  On this day in history ahmad H al-Bakr, Iraqi fieldmarshal/president/premier, dies   

1989  On this day in history graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48   

1990  On October - 04 avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67   

1991  On October - 04 leonard C Odell, wrote 7,000 Burma Shave poems, dies at 83   

1992  On this day in history death of itzhak Fuks, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands   

1993  On this day in history fran Carlon, dies of cancer at 80   

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

1995  Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1996  On October - 04 martyn Harris, journalist, dies at 43   

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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  On this day in history birth of louis X, the Stubborn, king of France (1314-16)   

1331  On October - 04 birth of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (d. 1382)   

1379  King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406) was born on this day in history.   

1515  Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter was born on October - 04.   

1542  On October - 04 birth of roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat   

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