Died On October 4th

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Discover the most famous people who died on October 4. The list includes people like Janis Joplin, Rembrandt, Max Planck, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Anne Sexton. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, poets and philosophers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Janis Joplin
(American Singer Known for Her Powerful Mezzo-Soprano Vocals)
Janis Joplin
65
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 19, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas, United States
Died: 1970
 2 
Rembrandt
(One of the Greatest Visual Artists in the History of Art)
Rembrandt
14
Birthdate: July 15, 1606
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 1669
 3 
Diahann Carroll
7
Birthdate: July 17, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 4 
Max Planck
(German Theoretical Physicist and Originator of 'Quantum Theory')
Max Planck
9
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 23, 1858
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
Died: 1947
 5 
Graham Chapman
(British Actor, Writer and Member of the Surreal Comedy Group ‘Monty Python’)
Graham Chapman
5
Birthdate: January 8, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1989
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 6 
Gordon Cooper
(Officer, Astronaut, Test pilot, Aerospace engineer, Engineer, Aviator)
Gordon Cooper
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 6, 1927
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Shawnee
Died: 2004
 7 
Glenn Gould
(Canadian Classical Pianist)
Glenn Gould
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 25, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1982
 8 
Norman Wisdom
4
Birthdate: February 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England
Died: 2010
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 9 
Võ Nguyên Giáp
19
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 25, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lệ Thủy District, Vietnam
Died: 2013
 10 
Anne Sexton
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 9, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1974
 11 
Alfred Emanuel Smith
(42nd Governor of New York (1923-28))
Alfred Emanuel Smith
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 30, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1944
 12 
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
(French Sculptor and Painter Best Known for Designing the 'Statue of Liberty')
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
0
Birthdate: August 2, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colmar, France
Died: 1904
 13 
Diane Linkletter
(Art Linkletter's Daughter)
Diane Linkletter
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Died: 1969
 14 
Gifford Pinchot
(First Chief of the US Forest Service & Former Governor of Pennsylvania)
Gifford Pinchot
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 11, 1865
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1946
 15 
Henrietta Lacks
(Source of HeLa Cell Line)
Henrietta Lacks
11
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Roanoke
Died: 1951
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 16 
Rocky Dennis
(American Boy Who Had Craniodiaphyseal Dysplasia)
Rocky Dennis
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 4, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Glendora, California, United States
Died: 1978
 17 
Jill Bennett
(Actress)
Jill Bennett
3
Birthdate: December 24, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Penang, Malaysia
Died: 1990
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 18 
Otto Weininger
(Philosopher, Writer, Psychologist)
Otto Weininger
0
Birthdate: April 3, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: 1903
Saint Teresa of Avila
8
Birthdate: March 28, 1515
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gotarrendura
Died: 1582
 20 
Gumpei Yokoi
(Video Game Designer)
Gumpei Yokoi
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 10, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kyoto, Empire of Japan
Died: 1997
 21 
Patricia Cockburn
(Writer)
Patricia Cockburn
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 17, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rosscarbery, Ireland
Died: 1989
 22 
Art Farmer
(American musician)
Art Farmer
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 21, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Died: 1999
 23 
Denny Hulme
(New Zealand Racing Driver Who Won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship for the Brabham Team in 1967)
Denny Hulme
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 18, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Motueka, New Zealand
Died: 1992
 24 
Mercedes Sosa
(Iconic Argentine Folk Singer and Nueva Canción Leader)
Mercedes Sosa
4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tucumán
Died: 2009
 25 
Curtis Turner
(American Stock Car Racer)
Curtis Turner
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 12, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Floyd, Virginia, United States
Died: 1970
 26 
Barney Oldfield
(American Automobile Racer)
Barney Oldfield
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 29, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wauseon, Ohio, United States
Died: 1946
 27 
Barbados Joe Walcott
(Boxer)
Barbados Joe Walcott
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 13, 1873
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Demerara, Guyana
Died: 1935
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 28 
Günther Rall
(Writer, Aviator, Officer)
Günther Rall
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 10, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gaggenau
Died: 2009
 29 
Alexandros Papagos
(Former Prime Minister of Greece (1952 - 1955))
Alexandros Papagos
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 1955
 30 
John, Prince of Asturias
(Prince)
John, Prince of Asturias
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 30, 1478
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: 1497
 31 
Silvio Piola
(Association football player, Association football manager)
Silvio Piola
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Robbio
Died: 1996
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 32 
Michael Smith (Chemist)
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 26, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Blackpool, England
Died: 2000
 33 
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
(Sultan)
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
0
Birthdate: June 8, 1864
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Died: 1913
 34 
Julia Dent Cantacuzene Spiransky-Grant
(Historian)
Julia Dent Cantacuzene Spiransky-Grant
1
Birthdate: June 6, 1876
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The White House, Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 1975
 35 
Ted Briggs
Ted Briggs
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 1, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Redcar
Died: 2008
 36 
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
(Prince)
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 15, 1859
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 1953
 37 
Masaki Kobayashi
(Japanese Film Director and Screenwriter Best Known for His Epic Trilogy 'The Human Condition')
Masaki Kobayashi
1
Birthdate: February 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Died: 1996
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Francis Biddle
(lawyer, judge, screenwriter)
Francis Biddle
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 9, 1886
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1968
 39 
Bernard Buffet
(Painter)
Bernard Buffet
0
Birthdate: July 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1999
 40 
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
(Former Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom)
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 7, 1585
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Finchingfield, Essex, England
Died: 1646
 41 
Mikołaj Rej
(poet, writer)
Mikołaj Rej
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 4, 1505
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zhuravno
Died: 1569
 42 
Dave Gallaher
(Rugby union player)
Dave Gallaher
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 30, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: County Donegal
Died: 1917
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 43 
Ed Lowe
(Businessman)
Ed Lowe
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 10, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1995
 44 
Benozzo Gozzoli
(Painter)
Benozzo Gozzoli
0
Birthdate: 1420 AD
Birthplace: Scandicci, Italy
Died: 1497
 45 
Jean-Claude Duvalier
(Former President of Haiti)
Jean-Claude Duvalier
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 3, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Port-au-Prince
Died: 2014
 46 
John Rennie the Elder
(Scottish Civil Engineer Who Designed Many Bridges, Canals, Docks and Warehouses)
John Rennie the Elder
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: June 7, 1761
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Phantassie, Scotland
Died: 1821
 47 
Karl Baedeker
(Publisher)
Karl Baedeker
0
Birthdate: November 3, 1801
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
Died: 1859
 48 
Aḥmad Ḥasan al-Bakr
(Former President and the Prime Minister of Iraq)
Aḥmad Ḥasan al-Bakr
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 1, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tikrīt, Iraq
Died: 1982
 49 
Jacques Cujas
(Legal expert)
Jacques Cujas
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1522 AD
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: 1590
 50 
Galbraith Lowry Cole
(Politician)
Galbraith Lowry Cole
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 1, 1772
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1842