John Devitt
(1937-2023)

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder – John Devitt was born in Granville (Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) on February 4th, 1937 and died in on August 17th, 2023 at the age of 86. Today John Devitt would be 87 years old.

Other personalities born on February 4

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

72

Jenny Shipley

New Zealand politician

*February 4th, 1952, Gore

77

Dan Quayle

Vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*February 4th, 1947, Indianapolis

55

Michael Søgaard

Danish badminton player

*February 4th, 1969, Sønderborg

83

Jim Cunningham

British politician

*February 4th, 1941, Coatbridge

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

84

Robert Lelangue

Belgian cyclist

*February 4th, 1940, Etterbeek

72

Lisa Eichhorn

American actress

*February 4th, 1952, Glens Falls

43

Donna Haliday

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1981, Raetihi

87

Barbara Wilk

Polish sportsperson

*February 4th, 1935, Kraków †February 2nd, 2023, Kraków

30

Ciaran Chambers

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1994, Belfast

82

Chiara Frugoni

Italian medievalist and writer (1940-2022)

*February 4th, 1940, Pisa †April 9th, 2022, Pisa

29

Wu Hsiao-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 4th, 1995, Kaohsiung

49

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

76

Alice Cooper

American singer (born 1948)

*February 4th, 1948, Detroit

32

Luke Charlesworth

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1992, Auckland

76

Martin Hohmann

German lawyer and politician

*February 4th, 1948, Fulda

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

83

Birju Maharaj

Indian dancer

*February 4th, 1938, Lucknow †January 16th, 2022, Delhi

77

George A. Romero

American filmmaker (1940–2017)

*February 4th, 1940, New York City †July 16th, 2017, Toronto

61

Pirmin Zurbriggen

Former alpine ski racer

*February 4th, 1963, Saas-Almagell

54

Hunter Biden

American attorney and businessman

*February 4th, 1970, Wilmington

85

Kiyoko Ono

Japanese gymnast

*February 4th, 1936, Iwanuma †March 13th, 2021, Tokyo

60

Volker Dehs

German translator and exegete

*February 4th, 1964, Bremen

77

Ida Lupino

British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995)

*February 4th, 1918, London †August 3rd, 1995, Los Angeles

90

Horst Ehmke

Politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Lawyer (1927-2017)

*February 4th, 1927, Gdańsk †March 12th, 2017, Bonn

72

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kipahulu

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor, director, and narrator (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

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