28 notable people died on February 4, including Septimius Severus, Sigebert III, Pacuvius.
21st Century
3 deaths
Hilda Hilst
novelistpoet
Brazilian writer (1930–2004)
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David Buckingham
chemistcricketer
Australian chemist and cricketer (1930–2021)
Hoàng Vân
composer
Vietnamese composer (1930-2018)
20th Century
13 deaths
James Styles
civil engineercontractor
Contractor, civil engineer and politician in Victoria, Australia (1841–1913)
Clifford Coffin
engineermilitary personnel
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1870-1959)
Archibald Sayce
archaeologistassyriologist
British Assyriologist and linguist (1845–1933)
Federico Henríquez y Carvajal
journalistwriter
Dominican writer, journalist and teacher
James Lynam Molloy
barristercomposer
Irish composer, poet, and author
Luigi Bernabò Brea
archaeologistart historian
Italian archaeologist (1910-1999)
Paulo Francis
journalistliterary critic
Journalist, theater critic, theater director and Brazilian writer (1930–1997)
Fred De Bruyne
journalistsport cyclist
Belgian cyclist (1930–1994)
Géza Udvary
exlibristfresco painter
Hungarian painter (1872-1932)
Xavier Mellery
draftspersonpainter
Belgian painter (1845-1921)
Brinsley MacNamara
writer
Irish writer (1890–1963)
Cevat Rıfat Atilhan
writer
Turkish writer (1892–1967)
Piet Cronjé
farmerpolitician
South African Boer general (1836–1911)
19th Century
3 deaths
Cyrus Alger
engineermetallurgist
American arms manufacturer and inventor (1782-1856)
George Watterston
lawyerlibrarian
Librarian of Congress (1783-1854)
José Miguel Blanco
draftspersonsculptor
Chilean sculptor and draughtsperson (1839-1897)
18th Century
1 death
Samuel Davies
hymnwriterminister
American minister and educator (1723–1761)
17th Century
3 deaths
Giambattista della Porta
astrologerastronomer
Italian alchemist and dramatist (1535-1615)
Anders Bure
cartographergeographer
Swedish politician (1571–1646)
Vicente Espinel
composerguitarist
Spanish writer
16th Century
1 death
Joachim von Beust
judgeuniversity teacher
German judge and author (1522-1597)
14th Century
1 death
Al-Dhahabi
historianmuhaddith
Syrian Islamic historian and Hadith scholar (1274–1348)
7th Century
1 death
Sigebert III
monarch
King of Austrasia
3rd Century
1 death
Septimius Severus
emperormilitary personnel
Roman emperor from 193 to 211
2nd Century BC
1 death
Pacuvius
painterplaywright
Ancient Roman poet (-219--129)
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