Famous Deaths In December - 04

1926  On December - 04 death of ivana Kobilca, Slovenian-born painter (b. 1861)   

1932  On this day in history gustav Meyrink, writer, dies at 64   

1933  On December - 04 stefan George, German poet (Das neue Reich), dies at 65   

1935  On this day in history hylton Philipson, cricketer (England keeper in 5 Tests 1892-95), dies   

1938  Dina Appeldoorn, Dutch pianist/composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46   

1944  Death of Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879) on December - 04.   

1945  On this day in history death of thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1866)   

1948  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies on this day in history.   

1952  Karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67 on December - 04.   

1953  Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on December - 04.   

1954  On this day in history nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies   

1956  Death of Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (b. 1891) on December - 04.   

1959  On December - 04 rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58   

1967  On December - 04 bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72   

1969  Alceo Toni, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history shunryu Suzuki, Zen teacher, founder of SF Zen Center, dies   

1973  On this day in history michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67   

1974  Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36 on December - 04.   

1975  On this day in history hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5]   

1976  On this day in history benjamin Britten, British composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at 63   

1977  Leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72 on December - 04.   

1978  Samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76 on December - 04.   

1979  Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932), shot at 69 on this day in history.   

1983  Estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55 on December - 04.   

1984  John Rock, US co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94 on December - 04.   

1985  On this day in history marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist, dies at 83   

1986  On December - 04 reuben Nakian, US sculptor, dies at 89   

1987  On December - 04 rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90   

1988  On this day in history death of osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist (b. 1899)   

1990  Edward Binns, US actor (12 Angry One), dies of heart attack at 74 on this day in history.   

1993  On December - 04 frank Sturgis, watergate burglar, dies at 68   

1994  On this day in history geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer, dies at 73   

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on December - 04.   

1555  Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1580  Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626) was born on December - 04.   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on this day in history.   

1595  On December - 04 birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)   

1646  Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on December - 04.   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on December - 04.   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on this day in history.