Famous Deaths for 4th August 2026

1476 – Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded
1966 – Howard Jackson, American film score composer (It Happened One Night), dies at 66
1991 – Jeri Southern [Genevieve Hering], American jazz singer (“You Better Go Now”; “Joey”), dies of a heart attack at 64
1999 – Victor Mature, American actor (I Wake Up Screaming, Samson and Delilah), dies from leukemia at 86
2004 – Kenneth Couzens, British Deputy Chairman of British Coal Board and significant figure during Miners Strike, dies at 79
2012 – Arnie Risen, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All-Star 1952-55; NBA C’ship 1951, 57; Rochester Royals, Boston Celtics), dies at 87
2013 – Art Donovan, American NFL HOF defensive tackle, 1950-61 (4 x Pro Bowl, 2 x Champion – Baltimore Colts and 2 other teams), and US Marine (WWII – Iwo Jima), dies from a respiratory ailment at 89
2014 – James Brady, U.S. press secretary (wounded during Reagan assassin attempt), dies at 73
2015 – Les Munro, New Zealand WWII pilot (Dambusters Raid), dies at 96
2022 – Neil Castles, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National East Series Champion 1972; NASCAR Cup Series 51 x top 5, 178 x top 10 finishes), dies at 87

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