TheFamousPeople

Died On August 4th

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.

Jeanne CalmentJeanne Calment
French
Oldest Person Ever
Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen
Danish
 

See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsMileva Marić
Serbian
Physicist

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
French
Politician

Enver PashaEnver Pasha
Turkish
Military Officer

Juan Sebastián ElcanoJuan Sebastián Elcano
Spanish
Explorer
Daniel Hale WilliamsDaniel Hale Williams
American
Surgeon

Pearl WhitePearl White
American
Actress

Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron AdrianEdgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
British
Electrophysiologist
Frederick Chapman RobbinsFrederick Chapman Robbins
American
Virologist and Paediatrician

Victor MatureVictor Mature
American
actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor
James BradyJames Brady
American
White House Press Secretary

Melvyn DouglasMelvyn Douglas
American
Actor

Lee HazlewoodLee Hazlewood
American
Country Singer

Lorenzo MusicLorenzo Music
American
Actor, Voice actor, Writer, Television producer,

Samuel J. TildenSamuel J. Tilden
American
Governor
Henry I of FranceHenry I of France
French
politician

Sebastian of PortugalSebastian of Portugal
Portuguese
King

Art DonovanArt Donovan
American
Football player

William FloydWilliam Floyd
British, American
Politician
Ernst BlochErnst Bloch
German
Writer, Philosopher, Journalist, University

Isaac LevitanIsaac Levitan
Lithuanian, Russian
Painter
Frank DeSimoneFrank DeSimone
American
Lawyer

Noel Godfrey ChavasseNoel Godfrey Chavasse
British
Military physician, Athletics competitor

Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of FleetRoy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
Canadian
Media Proprietor
Raul HilbergRaul Hilberg
American
Historian, Political scientist, Writer,

Ernst von WeizsäckerErnst von Weizsäcker
German
politician, diplomat
Wenceslaus III of BohemiaWenceslaus III of Bohemia
Czech, Polish
King

Eugène AtgetEugène Atget
French
Photographer, Artist

Takashi AmanoTakashi Amano
Japanese
Photographer, Naturalist, Keirin cyclist
Siegfried WagnerSiegfried Wagner
German
Composer, Conductor, Writer

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Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of NorfolkThomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk
British
Noble
Kenny DrewKenny Drew
American
Musician

Étienne LenoirÉtienne Lenoir
Belgian, French, Luxembourgian
Inventor, Engineer

Berengar II of ItalyBerengar II of Italy
Italian
King

Walther FlemmingWalther Flemming
German
Biologist
W. Wallace SmithW. Wallace Smith
American
Prophet-President
Kiyoshi AtsumiKiyoshi Atsumi
Japanese
Film Actor

William B. AllisonWilliam B. Allison
American
Senator

Giovanni SpadoliniGiovanni Spadolini
Italian
Politician, Prime Minister

Jacob Dolson CoxJacob Dolson Cox
Canadian, American
Statesman
John DillonJohn Dillon
Irish
Irish leader

Zoltán TildyZoltán Tildy
Hungarian, Slovak
Politician

Juan Ruiz de AlarcónJuan Ruiz de Alarcón
Spanish, Mexican
Writer

Gottfried SilbermannGottfried Silbermann
German
Organ Builder

John Manners, 7th Duke of RutlandJohn Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
British
Politician
Helen TamirisHelen Tamiris
American
Choreographer

Andrea della RobbiaAndrea della Robbia
Italian
Sculptor
Alexander GettlerAlexander Gettler
American
Toxicologist, University teacher

Mihály BabitsMihály Babits
Hungarian
Author

Sue GunterSue Gunter
American
Basketball Coach
William JohnsonWilliam Johnson
American
Judge

Chung Mong-hunChung Mong-hun
South Korean
Businessman
Renato RuggieroRenato Ruggiero
Italian
Politician

Toshiwo DokoToshiwo Doko
Japanese
Engineer

Franklin Hiram KingFranklin Hiram King
American
Scientist

Amos KenanAmos Kenan
Israeli
Columnist

Jules LemaîtreJules Lemaître
French
Critic
Adelaide KembleAdelaide Kemble
British
Opera singer

Robert Yewdall JenningsRobert Yewdall Jennings
British
Judge

Gotō ShōjirōGotō Shōjirō
Japanese
Samurai

William Edmondstoune AytounWilliam Edmondstoune Aytoun
Scottish
Poet
Horace BristolHorace Bristol
American
Photographer

Julio GalánJulio Galán
Mexican
Artist
David BleeDavid Blee
American
Spy

Obed HusseyObed Hussey
American
Inventor

Bronson HowardBronson Howard
American
Dramatist
Andrew HamiltonAndrew Hamilton
Scottish
Lawyer

Jean VianneyJean Vianney
French
Saint
Bill HoskynsBill Hoskyns
British
Fencer

Evan EvansEvan Evans
Welsh
Poet

Fred W. HooperFred W. Hooper
American
Horse owner
Christopher, Count of OldenburgChristopher, Count of Oldenburg
German
Count

Washington Luís Pereira de SousaWashington Luís Pereira de Sousa
Brazilian
Former President of Brazil
Alexander YoungAlexander Young
Australian, British
 

Francisco BayeuFrancisco Bayeu
Spanish
Painter

Minamoto YoshiieMinamoto Yoshiie
Japanese
Japanese warrior

Frantisek TomasekFrantisek Tomasek
Czech
Theologian
Carl Auer, Freiherr von WelsbachCarl Auer, Freiherr von Welsbach
Austrian
Scientist
Ernestine Louise RoseErnestine Louise Rose
Polish
Died at 82 (1810-1892)

Billy Norris SherrillBilly Norris Sherrill
American
Songwriter and producer

Jacques d'ArmagnacJacques d'Armagnac
French
Duke

Simon de Montfort, earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, earl of Leicester
French, British
Nobleman
W. J. CameronW. J. Cameron
Canadian
Journalist