4 September Deaths

September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

422 – Pope Boniface I
799 – Musa al-Kadhim, Arabic imam (b. 745)
1037 – Bermudo III of León (b. 1010)
1063 – Tughril, Turkish ruler (b. 990)
1199 – Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (b. 1165)
1308 – Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily (b. 1250)
1323 – Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong of Yuan (b. 1303)
1342 – Anna Anachoutlou, Empress of Trebizond
1417 – Robert Hallam, English Catholic bishop
1537 – Johann Dietenberger, German theologian and translator (b. 1475)
1571 – Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (b. 1516)
1588 – Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (b. 1532)
1625 – Thomas Smythe, English diplomat (b. 1558)
1676 – John Ogilby, Scottish-born impresario and cartographer (b. 1600)
1767 – Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1725)
1780 – John Fielding, English lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
1784 – César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (b. 1714)
1794 – John Hely-Hutchinson, Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1724)
1804 – Richard Somers, American lieutenant (b. 1778)
1820 – Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (b. 1743/4)
1821 – José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (b. 1785)
1849 – Friedrich Laun, German author (b. 1770)
1852 – William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (b. 1796)
1864 – John Hunt Morgan, American general (b. 1825)
1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
1909 – Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1865)
1914 – Charles Péguy, French poet and philosopher (b. 1873)
1940 – George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)
1944 – Erich Fellgiebel, German general (b. 1886)
1963 – Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
1965 – Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
1974 – Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)
1974 – Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
1974 – Charles Arnison, English airman (b. 1893)
1974 – Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (b. 1884)
1977 – Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1899)
1977 – Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (b. 1894)
1977 – E. F. Schumacher, German-English economist and statistician (b. 1911)
1982 – Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter (b. 1900)
1985 – Vasyl Stus, Ukrainian poet, publicist, and dissident (b. 1938)
1985 – George O'Brien, American actor and singer (b. 1899)
1986 – Otto Glória, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1917)
1986 – Hank Greenberg, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
1987 – Bill Bowes, English cricketer and coach (b. 1908)
1989 – Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (b. 1903)
1989 – Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and author (b. 1903)
1990 – Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (b. 1925)
1990 – Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (b. 1898)
1990 – Turan Dursun, Turkish scholar and author (b. 1934)
1991 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1913)
1991 – Tom Tryon, American actor and author (b. 1926)
1991 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1932)
1993 – Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (b. 1943)
1995 – Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (b. 1950)
1995 – William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (b. 1919)
1996 – Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (b. 1917)
1997 – Dharamvir Bharati, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1926)
1997 – Aldo Rossi, Italian architect, designed the Bonnefanten Museum and Teatro Carlo Felice (b. 1931)
1998 – Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (b. 1905)
1998 – Elizabeth Kata, Australian author and screenwriter (b. 1912)
1999 – Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (b. 1919)
2002 – Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (b. 1904)
2003 – Lola Bobesco, Romanian-Belgian violinist and educator (b. 1921)
2003 – Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921)
2004 – Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
2004 – Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (b. 1929)
2006 – Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1942)
2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (b. 1962)
2006 – Colin Thiele, Australian author, poet, and educator (b. 1920)
2006 – Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (b. 1918)
2007 – John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire (b. 1923)
2011 – Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (b. 1954)
2012 – Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (b. 1929)
2012 – Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
2012 – George Savitsky, American football player (b. 1924)
2012 – Syed Mustafa Siraj, Indian author (b. 1930)
2012 – Hakam Sufi, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
2013 – Michel Pagé, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1949)
2013 – Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer and theorist (b. 1930)
2013 – Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (b. 1980)
2013 – Stanislav Stepashkin, Russian boxer (b. 1940)
2013 – Casey Viator, American bodybuilder and journalist (b. 1951)
2014 – Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (b. 1930)
2014 – Gustavo Cerati, Argentine Musician (b.1959)
2014 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (b. 1928)
2014 – Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (b. 1933)
2015 – Graham Brazier, New Zealand singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
2015 – Jean Darling, American actress (b. 1922)
2015 – Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (b. 1927)
2015 – Warren Murphy, American author and screenwriter (b. 1933)
2016 – Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (b. 1933)

Source: wikipedia