Died On May 4th

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Discover the most famous people who died on May 4. The list includes people like Tipu Sultan, Josip Broz Tito, Carl von Ossietzky, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Christian de Duve. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, political leaders, biochemists and theologians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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 1 
Moe Howard
(Actor, Comedian and Leader of Comedy Group ‘The Three Stooges’)
Moe Howard
17
Birthdate: June 19, 1897
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 1975
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 2 
Dom DeLuise
11
Birthdate: August 1, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2009
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 3 
Adam Yauch
(Founding Member of the Hip Hop Group ‘Beastie Boys’)
Adam Yauch
13
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2012
 4 
Josip Broz Tito
(Yugoslav Communist Revolutionary and the chief Architect of the 'Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia')
Josip Broz Tito
28
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 25, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kumrovec, Croatia
Died: 1980
 5 
Don Shula
(Football coach)
Don Shula
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 4, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Grand River, Ohio, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Diana Dors
(English Actress and a 'Sex Symbol' of the Mid 20th Century)
Diana Dors
7
Birthdate: October 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died: 1984
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 7 
Tipu Sultan
(Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore Based in South India)
Tipu Sultan
33
Birthdate: December 1, 1751
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died: 1799
 8 
Nettie Stevens
(American Geneticist Known for Her Discovery of 'X and Y Sex Determining Chromosomes')
Nettie Stevens
4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 7, 1861
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cavendish, Vermont, United States
Died: 1912
 9 
George Enescu
(Romanian composer)
George Enescu
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 19, 1881
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: George Enescu, Botoşani
Died: 1955
 10 
Paul Butterfield
(Singer, Musician)
Paul Butterfield
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 17, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 1987
 11 
Jigoro Kano
(International sports pioneer who founded the martial art of judo and was the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee.)
Jigoro Kano
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 10, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hyogo, Japan
Died: 1938
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
2
Birthdate: October 13, 1453
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Palace of Westminster, London, England
Died: 1471
 13 
Michael Taliferro
(Actor, Singer)
Michael Taliferro
2
Birthdate: August 23, 1961
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: 2006
 14 
Sada Thompson
(Actress)
Sada Thompson
2
Birthdate: September 27, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Died: 2011
 15 
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
(One of the Founding Fathers of Czechoslovakia)
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 21, 1880
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Košariská, Slovakia
Died: 1919
 16 
Ernie Harwell
(Sportscaster)
Ernie Harwell
3
Birthdate: January 25, 1918
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, Georgia, United States
Died: 2010
 17 
Rashidi Yekini
(Footballer)
Rashidi Yekini
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 23, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kaduna, Nigeria
Died: 2012
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 18 
Elena Baltacha
(British Professional Tennis Player)
Elena Baltacha
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
Died: 2014
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 19 
Bonnie Lee Bakley
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 7, 1956
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2001
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 20 
Coxsone Dodd
(Jamaican Record Producer)
Coxsone Dodd
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Died: 2004
 21 
Potter Palmer
(Businessman)
Potter Palmer
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 20, 1826
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Albany County, New York, United States
Died: 1902
 22 
Luis Taruc
(Philippine Communist Leader Who Led the 'Hukbalahap Movement' against the Japanese)
Luis Taruc
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 21, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Luis, Philippines
Died: 2005
 23 
Tatiana Samoilova
0
Birthdate: May 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: 2014
 24 
Carl von Ossietzky
(German Journalist, Pacifist and Winner of 1935 Nobel Peace Prize)
Carl von Ossietzky
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 3, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: 1938
 25 
Edward Calvin Kendall
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 8, 1886
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Died: 1972
 26 
Maurice Ewing
(US Geophysicist Who Made Pioneering Use of Seismic Methods to Study Ocean Floors)
Maurice Ewing
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 12, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lockney, Texas, United States
Died: 1974
 27 
Frances Nelson
(Best known as the wife of Horatio Nelson)
Frances Nelson
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1758 AD
Birthplace: Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Died: 1831
 28 
Irvin McDowell
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 15, 1818
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Columbus
Died: 1885
 29 
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
(Amir of the Timurid Empire from 1469 to 1506)
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
1
Birthdate: 1438
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Herat, present-day Afghanistan
Died: 1506
 30 
Lee Miglin
(Former Real estate developer)
Lee Miglin
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 12, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Westville, Illinois, United States
Died: 1997
 31 
Pope Eleutherius
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthplace: Nicopolis, Greece
Died: 0189
Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 1, 1845
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1925
Anna Maria van Schurman
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 5, 1607
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: 1678
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 12, 1492
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1519
 35 
Isaac Barrow
(Mathematician)
Isaac Barrow
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1630
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London
Died: 1677
 36 
Shūji Terayama
(Poet, Playwright, Writer, Film director, Photographer, Screenwriter, Actor, Novelist, Tanka poet, Lyricist, Songwriter)
Shūji Terayama
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 10, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hirosaki
Died: 1983
 37 
Pope Theodore I
(Bishop of Rome from 24 November 642)
Pope Theodore I
0
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
Died: 0649
 38 
Augustus Pitt Rivers
(Archaeologist)
Augustus Pitt Rivers
0
Birthdate: April 14, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bramham cum Oglethorpe, England
Died: 1900
 39 
E. Nesbit
(Author)
E. Nesbit
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kennington, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1924
 40 
Saint Gotthard
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0960 AD
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Died: 1038
 41 
Christian de Duve
(Belgian Biochemist Who Discovered Two Cell Organelles, 'Peroxisome' and 'Lysosome')
Christian de Duve
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 2, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Thames Ditton, England
Died: 2013
 42 
Olle Ljungström
(Singer, Musician)
Olle Ljungström
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 12, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sweden
Died: 2016
 43 
Eddie Lowery
(American Golfer and Businessman)
Eddie Lowery
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 14, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1984
 44 
Thomas Langlois Lefroy
(MP for the constituency of Dublin University in 1830–1841, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1852–1866)
Thomas Langlois Lefroy
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 8, 1776
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Limerick, Ireland
Died: 1869
 45 
Jane Bowles
(Writer)
Jane Bowles
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 22, 1917
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1973
 46 
Vaska Ilieva
(Singer)
Vaska Ilieva
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 21, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Čair, Skopje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (present-day North Macedonia)
Died: 2001
 47 
Fedor von Bock
(German Military Commander Who Served in the German Army During the Second World War)
Fedor von Bock
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 3, 1880
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
Died: 1945
 48 
Laelius Socinus
(Reformer)
Laelius Socinus
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 29, 1525
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Siena, Italy
Died: 1562
 49 
Frederic Franklin
(British-American Ballet Dancer, Director, and Choreographer)
Frederic Franklin
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: June 13, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: 2013
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 23, 1847
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Possenhofen Castle, Possenhofen, Bavaria
Died: 1897