Died On August 4th

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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.
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Marilyn Monroe
(American Actress Who Became One of the Most Popular Sex Symbols of the 1950s and Early 1960s)
Marilyn Monroe
148
Birthdate: June 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1962
 2 
Hans Christian Andersen
(Danish Author Best Remembered for His Literary Fairy Tales)
Hans Christian Andersen
25
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 2, 1805
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Odense, Denmark
Died: 1875
 3 
Mileva Marić
(Serbian Physicist, Mathematician and the First Wife of Albert Einstein)
Mileva Marić
8
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 19, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Titel, Serbia
Died: 1948
 4 
Victor Mature
(First male film star to be labeled a hunk, he appeared in Samson and Delilah in 1949 and The Robe in 1953)
Victor Mature
3
Birthdate: January 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
James Brady
(White House Press Secretary)
James Brady
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 29, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Centralia, Illinois, USA
Died: 2014
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 23, 1208
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Montfort-l'Amaury
Died: 1265
 7 
Jeanne Calment
(Oldest Person Ever)
Jeanne Calment
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 21, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Arles
Died: 1997
 8 
Enver Pasha
(Ottoman Military Officer, Revolutionary and Convicted War Criminal Who Formed One-Third of the 'Three Pashas' Triumvirate)
Enver Pasha
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 22, 1881
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: İstanbul, Turkey
Died: 1922
 9 
Lorenzo Music
(Actor, Producer)
Lorenzo Music
2
Birthdate: May 2, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2001
 10 
Daniel Hale Williams
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 18, 1856
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1931
 11 
J. R. Richard
(Baseball player)
J. R. Richard
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 7, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Louisiana, United States
Died: 2021
 12 
Yun Sim-deok
(Singer)
Yun Sim-deok
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pyongyang, Kingdom of Korea
Died: 1926
 13 
Melvyn Douglas
(American Actor Who was Among One of the Few Performers to Win 'Triple Crown of Acting')
Melvyn Douglas
5
Birthdate: April 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, United States
Died: 1981
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 14 
John Burgoyne
(General, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792)
John Burgoyne
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 24, 1722
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Died: 1792
 15 
Art Donovan
(Football player)
Art Donovan
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 5, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died: 2013
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 16 
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
(Known for his variety TV show 'Mikhak-e Noghrei' (The Silver Carnation) which introduced many artists)
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
3
Birthdate: October 7, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 1992
 17 
John Vianney
(French Catholic Priest)
John Vianney
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 8, 1786
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dardilly, France
Died: 1859
 18 
Isaac Levitan
(One of the Best Classical Russian Landscape Painters of the 19th Century )
Isaac Levitan
1
Birthdate: August 30, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kibartay, Lithuania
Died: 1900
 19 
Pearl White
(Actress)
Pearl White
4
Birthdate: March 4, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Green Ridge
Died: 1938
 20 
Sebastian of Portugal
(King of Portugal from 11 June 1557 to 4 August 1578)
Sebastian of Portugal
1
Birthdate: January 20, 1554
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: 1578
 21 
Ernst Bloch
(Philosopher)
Ernst Bloch
1
Birthdate: July 8, 1885
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ludwigshafen, Germany
Died: 1977
 22 
Sandy Woodward
(British admiral)
Sandy Woodward
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 1, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Penzance, England
Died: 2013
 23 
Eugène Atget
(Photographer, Artist)
Eugène Atget
1
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: February 12, 1857
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Libourne
Died: 1927
 24 
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
(King of Hungary and Croatia (1301 - 1305), King of Bohemia and Poland (1305 - 1306))
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
0
Birthdate: October 6, 1289
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prague
Died: 1306
 25 
Étienne Lenoir
(Inventor, Engineer)
Étienne Lenoir
0
Birthdate: January 12, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Luxembourg
Died: 1900
 26 
Tom Molineaux
(Boxer)
Tom Molineaux
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 23, 1784
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Died: 1818
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 27 
Kenny Drew
(Musician)
Kenny Drew
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1993
 28 
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
(Poet)
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 1944
 29 
Anita Garibaldi
(Giuseppe Garibaldi's wife)
Anita Garibaldi
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 30, 1821
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Laguna, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Died: 1849
 30 
Frederick Chapman Robbins
(Virologist and Paediatrician)
Frederick Chapman Robbins
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: August 25, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Auburn, Alabama, United States
Died: 2003
 31 
Gerhard Gentzen
(Mathematician, Philosopher)
Gerhard Gentzen
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 24, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greifswald, Germany
Died: 1945
 32 
Kinjikitile Ngwale
(Revolutionary)
Kinjikitile Ngwale
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthplace: Tanzania
Died: 1905
 33 
Alexander Gettler
(Toxicologist, University Teacher)
Alexander Gettler
1
Birthdate: August 13, 1883
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Austria-Hungary
Died: 1968
 34 
Ernestine Rose
(American Suffragist and Abolitionist)
Ernestine Rose
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 13, 1810
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
Died: 1892
 35 
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
(Electrophysiologist)
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 30, 1889
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England
Died: 1977
 36 
Turhan Sultan
(Politician)
Turhan Sultan
0
Birthdate: 1627 AD
Birthplace: Slobodskaya Ukraina
Died: 1683
 37 
Lee Hazlewood
(Country Singer)
Lee Hazlewood
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mannford, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: 2007
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 38 
Raul Hilberg
(Political Scientist & Historian, Widely Considered to Be the Preeminent Scholar on 'The Holocaust')
Raul Hilberg
0
Birthdate: June 2, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2007
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 39 
Noel Godfrey Chavasse
(Military physician, Athletics competitor)
Noel Godfrey Chavasse
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 9, 1884
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oxford
Died: 1917
 40 
Joseph Shea
(Special agent)
Joseph Shea
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 20, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2005
 41 
Alexander Young
(Singer, Songwriter)
Alexander Young
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 1997
 42 
Ron Wyatt
(Archaeologist)
Ron Wyatt
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 2, 1933
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Died: 1999
 43 
Mihály Babits
(Hungarian Poet Known for His Intense Religious Theme Poems)
Mihály Babits
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 26, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Szekszárd, Hungary
Died: 1941
 44 
Takashi Amano
(Photographer, Naturalist, Keirin cyclist)
Takashi Amano
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 18, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Niigata
Died: 2015
 45 
William Floyd
(Politician)
William Floyd
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 17, 1734
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brookhaven
Died: 1821
 46 
Berengar II of Italy
(King)
Berengar II of Italy
0
Birthdate: 0900 AD
Birthplace: Italy
Died: 0966
 47 
Washington Luís
(Brazil's 13th President Who Lost Support Amid the Great Depression)
Washington Luís
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Macaé, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 1957
 48 
Roger Etchegaray
(Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (1998–2019))
Roger Etchegaray
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 25, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Espelette, France
Died: 2019
 49 
Walther Flemming
(Biologist)
Walther Flemming
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 21, 1843
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Schwerin, Germany
Died: 1905
 50 
Henry I of France
(politician)
Henry I of France
2
Birthdate: May 4, 1008
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Reims
Died: 1060