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Famous Deaths on October 4

21 notable people died on October 4, including Michael Smith, Max Planck, Louis the Child.

Total Deaths
21
Avg Age at Death
56
Peak Century
20th Century

20th Century

8 deaths
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1993)
Max Planck
Max Planck
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1918)
Peter Salcher
Peter Salcher
photographerphysicist
Austrian physicist (1848-1928)
Zoltán Lajos Bay
Zoltán Lajos Bay
engineerinventor
Hungarian physicist (1900–1992)
Petre Andrei
Petre Andrei
philosopherpolitician
Romanian politician (1891-1940)
Cléophas Beausoleil
Cléophas Beausoleil
journalistlawyer
Canadian politician
Enzo Giudici
Enzo Giudici
literary criticliterary historian
Italian academic (1920-1985)
Carlo Carretto
Carlo Carretto
ethicisthermit
Italian Catholic writer (1910–1988)

19th Century

4 deaths
Alfred Victor du Pont
Alfred Victor du Pont
chemistentrepreneur
American chemist and industrialist (1798–1856)
Filipino writer (1849-1884)
New Zealand chemist and poet
GZ
Grigorios Zalykis
diplomatwriter
Greek scholar

18th Century

1 death
Augustin Ehrensvärd
Augustin Ehrensvärd
architectmilitary personnel
Swedish military officer, military architect, and artist (1710-1772)

17th Century

1 death
Spanish poet

16th Century

2 deaths
Jacques Cujas
Jacques Cujas
jurist-consultantlegal historian
French jurist (1522–1590)
Paracelsus
Paracelsus
astrologerastronomer
Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493–1541)

14th Century

1 death
Gottfried von Hagenau
Gottfried von Hagenau
canonphysician
Medieval priest, physician, theologian and poet from Alsace, France

13th Century

1 death
Baydu
Baydu
ruler
The sixth Ilkhan of Mongol Ilkhanate (1295)

11th Century

1 death
Count of Salm; German anti-king

10th Century

1 death
King of East Francia and Lotharingia

8th Century

1 death
Abd ar-Rahman I
Abd ar-Rahman I
military leaderpolitician
Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788

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