Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 04-Oct

Died on This Day (04-Oct)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Diahann Carroll Diahann Carroll Diahann Carroll was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. American actress 84 1
Liam Cosgrave Liam Cosgrave Liam Cosgrave was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1973 to 1977, Leader of Fine Gael from 1965 to 1977, Leader of the Opposition from 1965 to 1973, Minister for External Affairs from 1954 to 1957, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce and Government Chief Whip from 1948 to 1951. Irish Fine Gael politician 97 3
Erhard Wunderlich Erhard Wunderlich Erhard "Sepp" Wunderlich was a German handball player. German handball player 55 8
Norman Wisdom Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character that was often called Norman Pitkin. English comedian and actor 95 10
Gordon Cooper Gordon Cooper Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States. American astronaut 77 16
Buddy Lester Buddy Lester William "Buddy" Lester was an American comedian and actor who played dozens of character roles in films and television. American comedian and actor 85 18
Arturo García Buhr Arturo García Buhr Arturo García Buhr was an Argentine actor and film director. Actor, Film director 89 25
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria was the eldest daughter and third child of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and his first wife Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma. Bulgarian princess 87 35
May Sutton May Sutton May Godfrey Sutton was an American tennis player who was active during the first decades of the 20th century. American tennis player 89 45
John Guthrie Tait John Guthrie Tait John "Jack" Guthrie Tait V.D. was a Scottish educator who became principal of the Central College of Bangalore prior to the First World War. Rugby union player, amateur golfer, educator 84 75
Person Person Description Age Anniv
Kevin Ellison Kevin Ellison Kevin Marcus Ellison was an American football safety in the National Football League. American footballer 31 2
Vo Nguyen Giap Vo Nguyen Giap Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general and communist politician who is regarded as having been one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century. North Vietnamese commander 102 7
Doris Belack Doris Belack Doris Belack was an American character actress of stage, film and television. American character actress 85 9
Stanley K. Hathaway Stanley K. Hathaway Stanley Knapp Hathaway served as the 27th Governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1967 to January 6, 1975, and as United States Secretary of the Interior under President Gerald Ford from June to October, 1975. American politician 81 15
Hanadi Jaradat Hanadi Jaradat Hanadi Tayseer Abdul Malek Jaradat , a Palestinian fighter from Jenin, blew herself up on Saturday, October 4, 2003 in a suicide attack on Maxim restaurant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Palestinian suicide bomber 28 17
Arthur Daniels Arthur Daniels Arthur Harper Daniels was a Welsh rugby league footballer. Welsh rugby league player 79 19
Jill Bennett Jill Bennett Nora Noel Jill Bennett was a British actress, and the fourth wife of playwright John Osborne. English actress 58 30
László Szollás László Szollás László Szollás was a Hungarian world champion and Olympic medalist pair skater. Figure skater 72 40
Janis Joplin Janis Joplin Janis Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock, soul, and blues music. American musician 27 50
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen was a Norwegian-American author and college professor. American writer 47 125