Deaths June 4 | History by KabAstro

Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798)

Italian writer, adventurer and famous lover, dies at 73

1801 Frederick Muhlenberg, American statesman (b. 1750)
1809 Nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65
1818 John van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44
1825 Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies
1830 Antonio José de Sucre, Great Marshall of Ayacucho (b. 1795)
1850 Maurice, Prince of the Netherlands, second son of King William III, dies from meningitis at 6
1858 J. Pinckney Henderson, American lawyer and politician (1st Governor of Texas, 1846-47; US Senator from Texas, 1857-58), dies at 50
1864 Nassau William Senior, British economist (New Poor Law 1834), dies at 73
1872 Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies
1872 Stanisław Moniuszko, Polish conductor, composer (Straszny dwór - The Haunted Manor), and teacher, dies at 53
1875 Eduard Friedrich Mörike, German poet, dies at 70
1880 Eugen Adam, painter, dies
1887 William A. Wheeler, American politician (19th Vice President of the United States), dies at 67
1905 Carl Albert Löschhorn, German composer, dies at 85
1907 Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist, composer, and teacher, dies at 59
1915 William Denis Browne, British composer, dies at 26
1918 Charles W. Fairbanks, 26th Vice President of the United States (Republican: 1905-09) and Senator, dies of nephritis at 66
1921 Heinrich E Albers-Schoenberg, German x-ray experimenter, dies at 56
1922 William Halse Rivers, British psychologist/anthropologist, dies
1925 Gheorghe Dima, Romanian composer, dies at 77
1925 Pierre Louÿs, French writer (Aphrodite), dies at 54
1926 Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer and poet (Sparks & Radiates), dies at 86

Fred Spofforth (1853-1926)

Australian cricket fast bowler ("The Demon" - 18 Tests, 94 wickets @ 18.41), dies of chronic colitis at 72

1929 Harry Frazee, American MLB team owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of kidney failure at 48
1931 Ibn Ali Hussein, King of Hejaz, dies
1937 Keke Geladze, Russian seamstress who was the mother of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, dies at 78 or 81
1939 Tommy Ladnier, American jazz trumpeter (Lovie Austin; King Oliver; New Orleans Feetwarmers; Noble Sissle; Sidney Bechet), dies of a heart attack at 39

Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888-1918), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 82

Reinhard Heydrich (1904-1942)

German Nazi leader (head of Bohemia and Moravia and the Reich Main Security Office), dies a week after an assassination attempt at 38

1945 Georg Kaiser, German playwright (The Burghers of Calais), dies at 66
1950 Sam Staples, English cricket medium pace bowler (3 Tests, 15 wickets; Nottinghamshire), dies at 57
1951 Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), dies at 76
1954 Harold Hoffman, American politician (Governor of New Jersey 1935-38), dies at 58
1956 Katherine MacDonald, American actress (b. 1881)
1956 Max Kowalski, German singer, composer, singing teacher, and concentration camp survivor, dies at 73
1958 Mechtilde Lichnowsky, German writer, dies at 79
1959 Charles Vidor, Hungarian director (Gilda, Farewell to Arms), dies at 58
1960 Lucien Littlefield, American actor (Blondie), dies at 64
1961 William Astbury, English physicist and chemist (pioneer in molecular biology), dies at 63
1962 Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (NBC Radio; RKO newsreels), dies at 79
1962 William Beebe, American biologist and explorer, dies at 84
1964 Samuil Marshak, Russian-Soviet writer, translator and children's poem poet, dies at 76
1965 Bernard Verhoeven, Dutch poet (Pleidooi near een non), dies at 68
1966 Blanche Knopf, American publisher, president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr., dies at 71
1968 Dorothy Gish [de Guiche], actress (Home Sweet Home), dies at 70
1969 Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1963), dies in an airline crash at 30
1970 Emmett J. Culligan, American entrepreneur (founder of water treatment organization Culligan Inc.), dies at 77
1970 Hjalmar Schcacht [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies
1970 Jopie [Johan A] Pengel, premier Suriname, dies
1970 Menasha Skulnik, comedian (Menasha the Magnificent), dies at 78
1970 Sonny Tufts [Bowen Charleton Tufts III], American actor (The Seven Year Itch, Variety Girl), dies from pneumonia at 58
1971 Georg Lukács, Hungarian philosopher and literary critic, dies at 86
1972 Godfried Devreese, Belgian violist, conductor, and composer (Elf Dance; Gothic Symphony), dies at 79
1972 Luís Jardim, Portuguese session and touring percussionist, (Seal, Frankie Goes to Hollywood), born on the island of Madeira

Arna Bontemps (1902-1973)

American poet and novelist who was part of the Harlem Renaissance, dies of a heart attack at 72

1973 Emma "Grandma" Gatewood, American ultra-light hiking pioneer and 1st woman to hike the Appalachian Trail alone, dies of an apparent heart attack at 85
1973 Murray Wilson, father of beachboys Brian, Carl & Dennis, dies at 55
1975 Evelyn Brent, American actress (Nitwits, Last Command, Spy Train), dies at 75
1978 Jorge de Sena, Portuguese novelist and poet (Reino da Estupidez), dies at 58
1979 Edward Dawson, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1927-30), dies
1979 Herman Shumlin, American Broadway producer, director and actor (Watch on the Rhine), dies at 80
1980 Charles Miller, American rock-funk flutist, saxophonist, and singer (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), stabbed to death during a mugging in Los Angeles at 41
1983 Ivan Tors, Hungarian TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper), dies at 66
1985 John Ringling North, American circus director (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937-43), dies at 81
1988 Allan Reuss, American jazz, big band, and session guitarist (Benny Goodman; Glenn Miller; Mildred Bailey), dies at 72
1989 Andor Kovács, Hungarian classical guitarist, and composer, dies at 60
1989 Dik Browne, American cartoonist (Hi & Lois, Hagar the Horrible), dies at 71
1989 Václav Kašlík, Czech opera composer (Krakatit), conductor, and director, dies at 71
1990 Jack Gilford, American comedic actor (Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2), dies at 81 of stomach cancer
1992 Carl Stotz, founder (baseball's little league), dies at 82
1993 June Smaney, actress (Sainted Sister), dies of apparent suicide at 71
1994 Derek "Lek" Leckenby, English rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), dies of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at 48
1994 Earle Warren, American jazz alto sax player, dies at 79
1994 Massimo Troisi, Italian actor and director (Ricomincio da tre), dies at 41
1994 Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape gardener, dies at 84
1994 Sophie Winter, actress (She's a Good Fighter), dies at 33
1994 Thomas Stuart Willan, English economic historian, dies at 84
1994 Toto Bissainthe, voodoo poet, dies at 59
1994 [Horace] Stephen McNally, American attorney and actor (Split Second, 30 Seconds Over Tokyo; Criss Cross), dies of heart failure at 82
1995 Ernest Borneman, German sexual researcher, psychotherapist, musician and writer (Bang, You're Dead), dies at 80
1995 Herta Ryder, British literary agent, dies at 77
1995 Paul WIlliams, British climber, dies in a climbing accident at 49
1996 Kudirat Abiola, wife of Moshood Abiola, is assassinated
1996 Tito Okello, president of Uganda (1985-86), dies
1997 Johnny "Hammond" Smith, American jazz and bop organist (Wild Horses Rock Steady), dies of cancer at 63
1997 Kurt Alfred Adler, Austrian therapist and writer, dies at 92
1997 Ronnie Lane, British rock bassist (Small Faces), dies of multiple sclerosis at 51
2001 Dipendra of Nepal, Nepal prince who shot his parent and seven other family members, dies from a self-inflicted wound in a coma while technically king at 29
2001 Joan Vohs, American model and actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina), dies at 73
2001 John Hartford [Harford], American folk and bluegrass fiddler, banjo player, and songwrite ("Gentle On My Mind"), dies at 63
2002 Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician (b. 1912)
2004 Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violist, librettist, actor, stage director, and playwright (The Bald Head Listens; The Family), dies at 67
2004 Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi, Italian actor (Between Miracles), dies at 83
2004 Steve Lacy [Lackritz], American jazz soprano saxophonist (Thelonious Monk), dies of liver cancer at 69
2006 Eric Molobi, South African activist (ANC, Kagiso Trust), dies at 58
2007 Bill France, Jr., NASCAR pioneer, dies of lung cancer at 74
2007 Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), dies at 70
2007 Craig L. Thomas, American politician (Senator-R-Wyoming 1995-2007, Rep-R-Wyoming 1989-95), dies of Leukemia at 74
2007 Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter ("Cry To Me"), dies at 74
2007 Jim Clark, American sheriff and segregationist (b. 1922)
2007 Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (Zorba the Greek), dies at 66
2008 Bill Finegan, American pianist and big band arranger (Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey), composer and bandleader (Sauter-Finegan Orchestra), dies of pneumonia at 91
2008 Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1952)
2010 John Wooden, American basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships), dies at 99
2011 Andreas P. Nielsen, Danish author and composer, dies at 58
2011 Claudio Bravo Camus, Chilean born painter, dies at 74
2011 David “Frankie” Toler, American drummer and percussionist (Allman Brothers), dies at 59 [1]
2011 Juan Francisco Luis, U.S. Virgin Islander governor (b. 1940)
2011 Kevin Kavanaugh, American rock keyboard player (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, 1975-90), dies at 59
2011 Martin Rushent, British sound engineer (Gentle Giant; Shirley Bassey), and record producer (Buzzcocks; The Human League), dies at 62
2012 George Marino, American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer (Guns N' Roses; Bon Jovi; Stevie Wonder; John Lennon & Yoko Ono), dies of lung cancer at 65
2012 Herb Reed, American pop singer (The Platters - "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), dies from multiple medical complications at 83
2012 Pedro Borbón, Dominican baseball pitcher (World Series 1975, 76; Cincinnati Reds), dies from cancer at 65
2013 Cornelius "Nini" Harp, American doo-wop singer (The Marcels - "Blue Moon"), dies at 73
2013 Joey Covington [Michno], American drummer (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and Jefferson Starship), dies in a single vehicle car crash at 67
2014 Don Zimmer, American baseball infielder (2 × All-Star, Chicago Cubs; World Series 1955, 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs), dies from heart failure at 83
2015 Albert West [Albertus Westelaken], Dutch pop singer (The Shuffles - "Cha-La-La, I Need You"; Stars on 45), dies at 65
2015 Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer (Palatino and Optima), dies at 96
2018 Dwight Clark, American football wide receiver ("The Catch" 1981 Super Bowl SF 49ers; First team All-Pro 1982; 2 × Pro Bowl) and executive (SF 49ers, Cleveland Browns), dies of ALS at 61
2018 Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), dies at 91
2019 Jiggs Kalra, Indian food writer "Czar of Indian cuisine", dies at 72
2019 Lennart Johansson, Swedish soccer administrator (President Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1990–2007), dies at 89
2020 Basu Chatterjee, Indian film director (Rajanigandha, Chhoti Si Baat), dies at 94
2020 Marcello Abbado, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, dies at 93
2020 Pete Rademacher, American boxer (Olympic gold +81kg 1956; first challenger for world heavyweight title in first pro bout; lost), dies at 91
2020 Steve Priest, English rock bassist and vocalist (Sweet - "Ballroom Blitz"), dies at 72
2021 Clarence Williams III, American actor (Mod Squad; 52 Pick Up; Purple Rain), dies of colon cancer at 81
2022 Isaac Berger, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 60kg 1956, silver 1960, 64; World C'ship gold 1958, 61), dies at 85
2022 Tony Pajaczkowski, Canadian Football Hall of Fame offensive guard (CFL All-Star 1962–65; Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 86
2023 George Winston, American pop-instrumental-folk pianist and composer (Autumn; December; Winter Into Spring), dies of cancer at 74 [1]
2023 Roger Craig, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1955, 59 - Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (SD Padres, 1978-79; SF Giants, 1985-92), dies at 93
2024 John Todd, Australian Football HOF coach (6 × WAFL Premierships; AFL: West Coast Eagles) and half-forward (Sandover Medal 1955), dies at 86
2024 Parnelli Jones, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1963) and team owner (Indy 500 1970, 71; USAC National C'ships 1970, 71, 72), dies at 90