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545 Notable birthdays

Konstantin Mereschkowski

Russian evolutionary biologist and botanist (1855–1921).

Born August 4th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died January 9th, 1921 at 65 years old in Geneva (asphyxia).

Christian Clemens

German footballer.

Born August 4th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Cologne.

Endurance Idahor

Nigerian footballer (1984-2010).

Born August 4th, 1984 in Benin City.

Died March 6th, 2010 at 25 years old in Omdurman (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Rudi van Dantzig

Dutch dancer and choreographer (1933–2012).

Born August 4th, 1933 in Amsterdam.

Died January 19th, 2012 at 78 years old in Amsterdam (breast cancer, lymphoma).

Valdis Valters

Latvian basketball player (born 1957).

Born August 4th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Riga.

Andrew M. Allen

American astronaut (born 1955).

Born August 4th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Philadelphia.

Gennady Burbulis

Russian politician (1945-2022).

Born August 4th, 1945 in Pervouralsk.

Died June 19th, 2022 at 76 years old in Baku.

Andreas Vindheim

Norwegian footballer.

Born August 4th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Bergen.

Richard Leach Maddox

English photographer, inventor and physician (1816–1902).

Born August 4th, 1816 in England.

Died May 11th, 1902 at 85 years old in Southampton.

Udham Singh

Field hockey player (1928-2000).

Born August 4th, 1928 in Sansarpur.

Died March 23rd, 2000 at 71 years old in Sansarpur. [ref]

Bahiga Hafez

Egyptian actress (1901–1983).

Born August 4th, 1912 in Alexandria. [ref]

Died December 13th, 1983 at 71 years old in Cairo (heart failure, allergy).

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American lawyer and politician (1817–1885).

Born August 4th, 1817 in Millstone. [ref]

Died May 20th, 1885 at 67 years old in Newark.

Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge

Politician of the democratic republic of the congo.

Born August 4th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Paris.

Dajana Cahill

Australian actress.

Born August 4th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Brisbane.

Joseph Paul-Boncour

French politician and diplomat (1873–1972).

Born August 4th, 1873 in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher. [ref]

Died March 28th, 1972 at 98 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Stephan Sinding

Norwegian-danish sculptor (1846–1922).

Born August 4th, 1846.

Died January 23rd, 1922 at 75 years old in boulevard du Montparnasse.

Virgilio Piñera

Cuban writer (1912–1979).

Born August 4th, 1912 in Cárdenas.

Died October 19th, 1979 at 67 years old in Havana.

Anatolii Kinakh

8th prime minister of ukraine.

Born August 4th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Brătușeni.

Mani Matter

Swiss singer (1936-1972).

Born August 4th, 1936 in Herzogenbuchsee.

Died November 24th, 1972 at 36 years old in Kilchberg (traffic collision).

Domenico Morelli

Italian painter (1826-1901).

Born August 4th, 1826 in Naples.

Died August 13th, 1901 at 75 years old in Naples.

James Jakes

British racing driver.

Born August 4th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Leeds.

Loro Boriçi

Albanian association football player (1922-1984).

Born August 4th, 1922 in Shkodër.

Died April 24th, 1984 at 61 years old in Tirana.

Mark Kerry

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist.

Born August 4th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Temora.

Michel Déon

French writer (1919–2016).

Born August 4th, 1919 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 28th, 2016 at 97 years old in Galway (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Flora Drummond

British suffragette (1878-1949).

Born August 4th, 1878 in Manchester.

Died January 17th, 1949 at 70 years old in Carradale (stroke).

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