9 notable people died on March 4, including Sir Charles Sherrington, Ludwig Quidde, Gaspar Lax.
21st Century
1 deathJavier Pérez de Cuéllar
diplomatlawyer
5th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1920-2020)
20th Century
6 deathsSir Charles Sherrington
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1932)
Ludwig Quidde
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1927)
John A. Gilruth
pathologistscientist
Scottish born veterinary surgeon, pathologist and Administrator of the Northern Territory
José Segundo Decoud
diplomatjournalist
Paraguayan politician
Arthur Henry Adams
journalistpoet
New Zealand–Australian poet and journalist (1872-1936)
Albert Vanloo
librettistplaywright
Belgian opera librettist (1846-1920)
18th Century
1 deathNicolas de Malézieu
classical scholarmathematician
French mathematician
16th Century
1 deathGaspar Lax
mathematicianphilosopher
Spanish mathematician, logician, and philosopher
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