People who died on July 4 122
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Ecgberht of Kent
d. 673
Ecgberht of Kent
Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria
d. 907
Luitpold, margrave of Bavaria
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Dietmar I (archbishop of Salzburg)
d. 907
Dietmar I, archbishop of Salzburg
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Luo Shaowei
d. 910 (b. 877)
Luo Shaowei, Chinese warlord (b. 877)
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Wang Jianli
d. 940 (b. 871)
Wang Jianli, Chinese general (b. 871)
Taejo of Goryeo
d. 943 (b. 877)
Taejo of Goryeo, Korean king (b. 877)
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Zhuo Yanming
d. 945
Zhuo Yanming, Chinese Buddhist monk and emperor
Pope Benedict V
d. 965
Benedict V, pope of the Catholic Church
Ulrich of Augsburg
d. 973 (b. 890)
Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop and saint (b. 890)
Raynald of Châtillon
d. 1187 (b. 1125)
Raynald of Châtillon, French knight (b. 1125)
Rudolf I of Bohemia
d. 1307 (b. 1281)
Rudolf I of Bohemia (b. 1281)
Elizabeth of Portugal
d. 1336 (b. 1271)
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (b. 1271)
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Carlo I Tocco
d. 1429 (b. 1372)
Carlo I Tocco, ruler of Epirus (b. 1372)
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John Frith
d. 1533 (b. 1503)
John Frith, English priest, writer, and martyr (b. 1503)
Pedro de Alvarado
d. 1541 (b. 1495)
Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish general and explorer (b. 1495)
Hayreddin Barbarossa
d. 1546 (b. 1478)
Hayreddin Barbarossa, Greek-Turkish admiral (b. 1478)
Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell
d. 1551 (b. 1514)
Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, English politician (b. 1514)
Philippe de Monte
d. 1603 (b. 1521)
Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1521)
William Byrd
d. 1623
William Byrd, English composer (b. c. 1540)
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Brian Twyne
d. 1644 (b. 1581)
Brian Twyne, English archivist (d. 1644)
Antoine Daniel
d. 1648 (b. 1601)
Antoine Daniel, French missionary and saint (b. 1601)
Luigi Guido Grandi
d. 1742 (b. 1671)
Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1742)
Philippe Néricault Destouches
d. 1754 (b. 1680)
Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright and author (b. 1680)
Samuel Richardson
d. 1761 (b. 1689)
Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher (d. 1761)
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
d. 1780 (b. 1712)
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (b. 1712)
Richard Cosway
d. 1821 (b. 1742)
Richard Cosway, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
John Adams
d. 1826 (b. 1735)
John Adams, American lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)
Thomas Jefferson
d. 1826 (b. 1743)
Thomas Jefferson, American architect, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743)
James Monroe
d. 1831 (b. 1758)
James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)
François-René de Chateaubriand
d. 1848 (b. 1768)
François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (d. 1848)
William Kirby (entomologist)
d. 1850 (b. 1759)
William Kirby, English priest and entomologist (d. 1850)
Karl Friedrich Eichhorn
d. 1854 (b. 1781)
Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German academic and jurist (b. 1781)
William L. Marcy
d. 1857 (b. 1786)
William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (b. 1786)
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
d. 1881 (b. 1806)
Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (b. 1806)
Joseph Brackett
d. 1882 (b. 1797)
Joseph Brackett, American composer and author (b. 1797)
Poundmaker
d. 1886 (b. 1797)
Poundmaker, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1797)
Hannibal Hamlin
d. 1891 (b. 1809)
Hannibal Hamlin, American publisher and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)
Johannes Schmidt (linguist)
d. 1901 (b. 1843)
Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (d. 1901)
Vivekananda
d. 1902 (b. 1863)
Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (b. 1863)
Élisée Reclus
d. 1905 (b. 1830)
Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (b. 1830)
Melville Fuller
d. 1910 (b. 1833)
Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1833)
Giovanni Schiaparelli
d. 1910 (b. 1835)
Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (b. 1835)
Alan Seeger
d. 1916 (b. 1888)
Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (b. 1888)
Lothar von Richthofen
d. 1922 (b. 1894)
Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1922)
Pier Giorgio Frassati
d. 1926 (b. 1901)
Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist and saint (b. 1901)
Marie Curie
d. 1934 (b. 1867)
Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
Otto Bauer
d. 1938 (b. 1881)
Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Foreign Minister of Austria (d. 1938)
Suzanne Lenglen
d. 1938 (b. 1899)
Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b. 1899)
Antoni Łomnicki
d. 1941 (b. 1881)
Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1881)
Władysław Sikorski
d. 1943 (b. 1881)
Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland (b. 1881)
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Taffy O'Callaghan
d. 1946 (b. 1906)
Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (d. 1946)
Monteiro Lobato
d. 1948 (b. 1882)
Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian journalist and author (b. 1882)
François Brandt
d. 1949 (b. 1874)
François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (b. 1874)
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
d. 1963 (b. 1889)
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1889)
Clyde Kennard
d. 1963 (b. 1927)
Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (b. 1927)
Pingali Venkayya
d. 1963 (b. 1876)
Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
Gaby Morlay
d. 1964 (b. 1893)
Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (b. 1893)
Henri Decoin
d. 1969 (b. 1890)
Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (b. 1890)
Barnett Newman
d. 1970 (b. 1905)
Barnett Newman, American painter and illustrator (b. 1905)
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
d. 1970 (b. 1884)
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (d. 1970)
August Derleth
d. 1971 (b. 1909)
August Derleth, American anthologist and author (b. 1909)
Thomas C. Hart
d. 1971 (b. 1877)
Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (b. 1877)
Georgette Heyer
d. 1974 (b. 1902)
Georgette Heyer, English author (d. 1974)
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André Randall
d. 1974 (b. 1892)
André Randall, French actor (b. 1892)
Yonatan Netanyahu
d. 1976 (b. 1946)
Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli colonel (b. 1946)
Antoni Słonimski
d. 1976 (b. 1895)
Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1895)
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Gersh Budker
d. 1977 (b. 1918)
Gersh Budker, Ukrainian physicist and academic (b. 1918)
Lee Wai Tong
d. 1979 (b. 1905)
Lee Wai Tong, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1905)
Maurice Grevisse
d. 1980 (b. 1895)
Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (d. 1980)
Jimmie Spheeris
d. 1984 (b. 1949)
Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
Paul-Gilbert Langevin
d. 1986 (b. 1933)
Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (d. 1986)
Flor Peeters
d. 1986 (b. 1903)
Flor Peeters, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1903)
Oscar Zariski
d. 1986 (b. 1899)
Oscar Zariski, Belarusian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1899)
Adrian Adonis
d. 1988 (b. 1954)
Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (d. 1988)
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Olive Ann Burns
d. 1990 (b. 1924)
Olive Ann Burns, American journalist and author (b. 1924)
Victor Chang
d. 1991 (b. 1936)
Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon and physician (b. 1936)
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Art Sansom
d. 1991 (b. 1920)
Art Sansom, American cartoonist (d. 1991)
Astor Piazzolla
d. 1992 (b. 1921)
Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (b. 1921)
Bona Arsenault
d. 1993 (b. 1903)
Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (d. 1993)
Joey Marella
d. 1994 (b. 1964)
Joey Marella, American wrestling referee (b. 1964)
Eva Gabor
d. 1995 (b. 1919)
Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1919)
Bob Ross
d. 1995 (b. 1942)
Bob Ross, American painter and television host (b. 1942)
Charles Kuralt
d. 1997 (b. 1934)
Charles Kuralt, American journalist (d. 1997)
John Zachary Young
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (b. 1907)
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Leo Garel
d. 1999 (b. 1917)
Leo Garel, American illustrator and educator (b. 1917)
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
d. 2000 (b. 1919)
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1919)
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Gerald Bales
d. 2002 (b. 1919)
Gerald Bales, Canadian organist and composer (b. 1919)
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
d. 2002 (b. 1912)
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general (b. 1912)
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Larry Burkett
d. 2003 (b. 1939)
Larry Burkett, American author and radio host (b. 1939)
André Claveau
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
André Claveau, French singer (b. 1915)
Barry White
d. 2003 (b. 1944)
Barry White, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
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Jean-Marie Auberson
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1920)
Cliff Goupille
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1915)
Hank Stram
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Hank Stram, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
Bill Pinkney
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
Bill Pinkney, American singer (The Drifters) (d. 2007)
Thomas M. Disch
d. 2008 (b. 1940)
Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (b. 1940)
Jesse Helms
d. 2008 (b. 1921)
Jesse Helms, American politician (b. 1921)
Evelyn Keyes
d. 2008 (b. 1916)
Evelyn Keyes, American actress (b. 1916)
Terrence Kiel
d. 2008 (b. 1980)
Terrence Kiel, American football player (b. 1980)
Charles Wheeler (journalist)
d. 2008 (b. 1923)
Charles Wheeler, German-English soldier and journalist (b. 1923)
Brenda Joyce (actress)
d. 2009 (b. 1917)
Brenda Joyce, American actress (b. 1917)
Allen Klein
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
Allen Klein, American businessman and talent agent, founded ABKCO Records (b. 1931)
Drake Levin
d. 2009 (b. 1946)
Drake Levin, American guitarist (b. 1946)
Steve McNair
d. 2009 (b. 1973)
Steve McNair, American football player (b. 1973)
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Lasse Strömstedt
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author and actor (b. 1935)
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard
d. 2009 (b. 1938)
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard, Congolese poet and politician (b. 1938)
Robert Neil Butler
d. 2010 (b. 1927)
Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (b. 1927)
Hiren Bhattacharyya
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Hiren Bhattacharyya, Indian poet and author (b. 1932)
Jimmy Bivins
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Jimmy Bivins, American boxer (b. 1919)
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Jeong Min-hyeong
d. 2012 (b. 1987)
Jeong Min-hyeong, South Korean footballer (b. 1987)
Eric Sykes
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
Eric Sykes, English actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
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Onllwyn Brace
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Onllwyn Brace, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (b. 1932)
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Jack Crompton
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Jack Crompton, English footballer and manager (b. 1921)
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James Fulton (dermatologist)
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
James Fulton, American dermatologist and academic (b. 1940)
Charles A. Hines
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Charles A. Hines, American general and academic (d. 2013)
Bernie Nolan
d. 2013 (b. 1960)
Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (b. 1960)
Giorgio Faletti
d. 2014 (b. 1950)
Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1950)
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C. J. Henderson
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (b. 1951)
Earl Robinson (baseball)
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Earl Robinson, American baseball player (b. 1936)
Richard Mellon Scaife
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (b. 1932)
Nedelcho Beronov
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Nedelcho Beronov, Bulgarian judge and politician (b. 1928)
William Conrad Gibbons
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
William Conrad Gibbons, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1926)