Famous People Who Died on April 4

Discover the most famous people who died on April 4. The list includes people like Roger Ebert, William Henry Harrison, Gloria Swanson, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, John Napier. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, philosophers and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & Spain and many more countries.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

(African-American Civil Rights Movement Leader Who Used Civil Disobedience to Combat Racism)

Birthdate: January 15, 1929

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Died: 1968

A leader in the civil rights movement in the mid-twentieth century, Martin Luther King Jr. is best remembered for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience. A man of Christian faith who was inspired by Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent activism, he was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial inequality.

William Henry Harrison

(The First U.S President to Die in the Office and Had the Shortest Presidency in the U.S. History)

Birthdate: February 9, 1773

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Virginia, United States

Died: 1841

The ninth president of the US, William Henry Harrison died 31 days into his presidential term, becoming the shortest-serving US president ever. His demise caused a brief constitutional crisis pertaining to the succession to the presidency. Subsequently, Vice President John Tyler became the new president, setting an important precedent in terms of transfer of the presidency in such situations.

Birthdate: June 18, 1942

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois, United States

Died: 2013

Roger Ebert was an American journalist, author, screenwriter, film historian, and film critic. While working as a film critic for the daily newspaper Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, becoming the first film critic to be honored with the prestigious award. He was often described as America's most influential and prominent film critic of all time.

Gloria Swanson

(Actress and Producer Best Known for Her Motion Picture Drama ‘Sunset Boulevard’)

Birthdate: March 27, 1899

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1983

Actress and producer, Gloria Swanson, appeared in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and became a prominent Hollywood figure. As a teenager, she ventured into acting by chance and became a popular face soon after. After establishing herself as an actress, she became a filmmaker as well and is considered one of the film industry's pioneering women filmmakers.

Birthdate: March 20, 1903

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Humansville, Missouri, United States

Died: 1979

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Birthdate: November 29, 1908

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Died: 1972

Birthdate: February 1, 1550

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Merchiston Tower, Edinburgh

Died: 1617

John Napier was a Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He is credited with introducing logarithms as a means of simplifying calculations. He also invented Napier's bones, a manually-operated calculating device. In addition to his interest in mathematics, John Napier was also known for his skills as a magician; it is said that he dabbled in necromancy and alchemy.

Birthdate: November 25, 1844

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Mühlburg, Karlsruhe, Germany

Died: 1929

Karl Benz was a German engine designer, automotive engineer, and entrepreneur. He designed the Benz Patent Motorcar, for which he received a patent in 1886. He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Karlsruhe before venturing into developing motorcars. His Benz Patent Motorcar is widely regarded as the world's first production automobile.

Birthdate: January 5, 1928

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Larkana, Pakistan

Died: 1979

Pakistani barrister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto served as the prime minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. He had also been the president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973. He founded and chaired the Pakistan People's Party. His reign witnessed the formation of Bangladesh and the signing of the Simla Agreement.

Birthdate: November 10, 1728

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: County Longford, Ireland

Died: 1774

Oliver Goldsmith was an Anglo-Irish novelist, poet, and playwright. Described by his contemporaries as a disorganized and impetuous person, Goldsmith is best remembered for his works, such as The Vicar of Wakefield, The Deserted Village, and She Stoops to Conquer. A respected writer, Goldsmith's statue has been erected in several places, including the Trinity College, Dublin.

Birthdate: June 16, 1924

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Died: 1999

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Priscilla Lane

(Actress)

Birthdate: June 12, 1915

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Indianola, Iowa, United States

Died: 1995

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Birthdate: August 4, 1834

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull

Died: 1923

Birthdate: November 26, 1911

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Ozorkow, Poland

Died: 1992

Pierre S. du Pont

(Entrepreneur)

Birthdate: January 15, 1870

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Died: 1954

Birthdate: February 12, 1791

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: New York City

Died: 1883

Birthdate: October 15, 1893

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania

Died: 1953

Carol II of Romania reigned as king of Romania from 1930 to 1940. He played a major role in establishing a royal dictatorship in Romania by abolishing the political parties and removing the 1923 constitution. He replaced the political parties with the National Renaissance Front, a single monopoly party of government.

Birthdate: 1337 AD

Birthplace: Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland

Died: 1406

Robert III of Scotland reigned as the king of Scotland from 1390 until his death in 1406. Widely regarded as a weak personality, Robert III of Scotland has been depicted in several novels, such as The Fair Maid of Perth, The Lords of Misrule, A Folly of Princes, and The Captive Crown.

Soon-Tek Oh

(Actor, Playwright)

Birthdate: June 29, 1932

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Mokpo-si, South Korea

Died: 2018

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Isidore of Seville

(Spanish Scholar, Theologian, and Archbishop of Seville)

Birthdate: 0560 AD

Birthplace: Cartagena, Spain

Died: 0636

Spanish scholar Isidore of Seville is widely remembered as the last of the Western Latin Fathers. His Etymologies was a chief reference book for years. The 7th-century archbishop of Sevilla wrote about varied subjects, such as religion, science, history, and linguistics. He had a major role in the Councils of Toledo.

William Crookes

(British Chemist and Physicist Known for His Discovery of the Element 'Thallium' and Invention of 'Crookes Tubes')

Birthdate: June 17, 1832

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1919

William Crookes was a British chemist and physicist remembered as a pioneer of vacuum tubes. He was the inventor of what became known as the Crookes tube. He is also credited with the discovery of the element thallium. He was the first person to describe the spectrum of terrestrial helium. He was interested in spiritualism and occultism as well.

Julius Martov

(Russian Revolutionary and Prominent Menshevik Leader)

Birthdate: November 24, 1873

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey

Died: 1923

Russian revolutionary and politician Julius Martov was a prominent leader of the Mensheviks. A close associate of Vladimir Lenin since his initial political career, he later clashed with Lenin’s ideology of limiting party membership to an exclusive group. He spent his finals years in Berlin as an editor of Socialist Courier.

Alfonso X of Castile

(King of Castile and León)

Birthdate: November 23, 1221

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Toledo, Spain

Died: 1284

Alfonso X had served as the king of Castile and Leon in the 13th century. A patron of scholars, he readily participated in editing and writing their treatises. Apart from encouraging law and science, he also penned Galician poetry and established the Siete partidas law code, inspired by Roman law.

Timothy Brown

(American football player)

Birthdate: May 24, 1937

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Richmond, Indiana, United States

Died: 2020

Ambrose

(Ancient Bishop of Milan Who Also Contributed to Music and Literature)

Birthdate: 0339 AD

Birthplace: Trier, Germany

Died: 0397

A 4th-century bishop of Milan, Aurelius Ambrosius was a strong supporter of the Latin church and a vocal opponent of Arianism and paganism. He also converted St. Augustine of Hippo. He is also remembered as an important literary figure and also composed several hymns.

Victoria of Baden

(Queen)

Birthdate: August 7, 1862

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany

Died: 1930

Birthdate: September 2, 1853

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Riga

Died: 1932

Wilhelm Ostwald was a Baltic German philosopher and chemist who is credited with co-founding the field of physical chemistry. A polymath, Ostwald made significant contributions to philosophy, art, and politics, especially after his retirement from academic life. His contributions to the fields of reaction velocities, chemical equilibria, and catalysis earned him the 1909 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Birthdate: December 21, 1890

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1967

Nobel Prize-winning German geneticist Hermann Joseph Muller is best remembered for his work on mutation and the effects of radiation on genes. His contributions include his book The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity, which is a classic text in the subject. He was named the 1963 Humanist of the Year.

Robert Mundell

(Canadian Economist and Winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences)

Birthdate: October 24, 1932

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kingston, Canada

Died: 2021

Nobel Prize-winning Canadian economist Robert Mundell is best remembered for his work on monetary dynamics and optimum currency, which also laid the foundation for the introduction of the euro. The LSE and MIT alumnus had also taught at institutes such as Columbia University and the University of Chicago.

Early Wynn

(Baseball Pitcher)

Birthdate: January 6, 1920

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Hartford, Alabama, United States

Died: 1999

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Max Frisch

(Playwright, Novelist & One of the Founders of Left-Wing Swiss Writer's Club 'Gruppe Olten')

Birthdate: May 15, 1911

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Zurich, Switzerland

Died: 1991

Jerusalem Prize-winning Swiss playwright and novelist Max Frisch had initially quit his studies in literature to become a journalist. He later also worked as an architect, before taking to writing full-time. He is known for his works such as Andorra and Santa Cruz and his frequent use of irony.

Harry Nyquist

(Physicist, Computer scientist, Engineer, Statistician, Mathematician)

Birthdate: February 7, 1889

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Kil Municipality

Died: 1976

Harry Nyquist was a Swedish electronic engineer and physicist best remembered for his contributions to communication theory. His work earned him many prestigious awards such as the IRE Medal of Honor, the Stuart Ballantine Medal, and the Rufus Oldenburger Medal. Harry Nyquist is also remembered for his association with Bell Telephone Laboratories.

Mary J Rathbun

(Zoologist)

Birthdate: June 11, 1860

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States

Died: 1943

Abd al-Hafid of Morocco

(Sultan)

Birthdate: February 24, 1875

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Fès, Morocco

Died: 1937

Carmine Infantino

(Artist)

Birthdate: May 24, 1925

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 2013

Heinrich Ehrler

(German Luftwaffe Wing Commander and Military Aviator)

Birthdate: September 14, 1917

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lauda-Königshofen

Died: 1945

Ruy López de Villalobos

(Explorer Who Sailed the Pacific From Mexico to Establish a Permanent Foothold for Spain)

Birthdate: 1500 AD

Birthplace: Málaga, Spain

Died: 1544

Jimmy Barry

(Boxer)

Birthdate: March 7, 1870

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1943

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Birthdate: December 31, 1896

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Berlin, German Empire

Died: 1981

Elena Glinskaya

(Princess)

Birthdate: 1510 AD

Birthplace: Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Died: 1538

Elena Glinskaya was the daughter of Princess Ana Jakšić and Vasili Lvovich Glinsky. Upon her marriage to Grand Prince Vasili III, Elena Glinskaya became Grand Princess consort of Russia. She went on to serve as de facto regent of Russia for five successive years from 1533 to 1538.

George Pastell

(Actor)

Birthdate: March 13, 1923

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Nicosia, Cyprus

Died: 1976

John Bidwell

(Soldier)

Birthdate: August 5, 1819

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Chautauqua, New York, United States

Died: 1900

Princess Louise of Denmark

(Aristocrat)

Birthdate: February 17, 1875

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: 1906

Luis Eduardo Aute

(Musician)

Birthdate: September 13, 1943

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

Died: 2020

Birthdate: 1739

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: New Brunswick

Died: 1824

Alexander Henry The Elder was a fur trader and a partner in the North West Company. He was also a founding member and vice-chairman of the Beaver Club. He took an apprenticeship in business as a young man and ventured into the fur trade. He traveled extensively between different continents and pioneered the British-Canadian fur trade.

Hermann Cohen

(Philosopher)

Birthdate: July 4, 1842

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Coswig, Anhalt, Germany

Died: 1918

Giovanni Sartori

(Political scientist)

Birthdate: May 13, 1924

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Florence, Italy

Died: 2017

Juliano Mer-Khamis

(Actor and Filmmaker Known for Establishing 'The Freedom Theatre')

Birthdate: May 29, 1958

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Nazareth, Israel

Died: 2011

A passionate believer in the Palestinian cause, Juliano Mer-Khamis was an Israeli-Palestinian actor, theatre director and filmmaker, known especially for his 2004 documentary film, Arna's Children. Also the founder of the Jenin Freedom Theatre, he was a symbol of the bi-national dream, advocating cooperation between Palestine and Israel. Assassinated in 2011, he stood firmly against religious dogma and gender oppression.

Carol Burkett

(American Racing Driver)

Birthdate: May 29, 1945

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Franklin, West Virginia, United States

Died: 2020

Chogyam Trungpa

(Teacher)

Birthdate: March 5, 1939

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Nangchen, Kham region, Tibet

Died: 1987