8 notable people died on August 4, including Frederick C. Robbins, Henry I of France, Urban II.
21st Century
1 death
Frederick C. Robbins
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1954)
19th Century
4 deaths
Élie Salomon François Reverdil
Hofmeistermathematician
Swiss politician (1732-1808)
Jean-Jacques Paulet
botanistmycologist
French mycologist (1740-1826)
José Francisco Barrundia
journalistpolitician
President of the United Provinces of Central America (1787-1854)
Phan Thanh Gian
diplomathistorian
Vietnamese official (1796-1867)
16th Century
1 death
Mariangelo Accursio
archaeologisthumanist
Italian writer and critic (1489-1546)
11th Century
2 deaths
King of the Franks from 1031 to 1060 (1008–1060)
Urban II
authorCatholic priest
11th century pope and initiator of the Crusades
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