Famous Deaths for 4th September 2026

1784 – César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (geodesic labor), dies at 70
1864 – John Hunt Morgan, American Confederate military leader of ‘Morgan’s Raiders’, killed by Union troops at Greeneville at 39
1977 – Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, dies at 78
1988 – Oda Schaefer, German writer and journalist (Die Windharfe, Ladies Only), dies at 87
1994 – Laurens van Deenen, Dutch biochemist, dies at 66
1997 – Jeffrey Bernard, British writer (Spectator Magazine – Low Life), dies at 65
2007 – Ry?z? Sejima, Japanese army officer and educator, dies at 95
2023 – Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist (Nobel Prize for Medicine – 1998), dies at 86
2023 – Steve Harwell, American rock singer-songwriter (Smash Mouth, 1994-2021 – “All Star”, “I’m A Believer”), dies of liver failure at 56
2025 – Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (American Gigolo) and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house, dies at 91

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