In the year 2004
728 Notable deaths
Ronald Reagan
President of the united states from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004).
Born February 6th, 1911 in Birthplace of Ronald Reagan.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 93 years old in Bel Air (pneumonia, Alzheimer's disease).
Marlon Brando
American actor (1924–2004).
Born April 3rd, 1924 in Omaha. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2004 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Christopher Reeve
American actor (1952–2004).
Born September 25th, 1952 in New York City.
Died October 10th, 2004 at 52 years old in Mount Kisco (myocardial infarction, sepsis). [ref]
Ray Charles
American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004).
Born September 23rd, 1930 in Albany. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2004 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (liver failure).
Julia Child
American chef.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Pasadena. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2004 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara (kidney failure). [ref]
Janet Leigh
American actress.
Born July 6th, 1927 in Merced. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction, vasculitis). [ref]
Ol' Dirty Bastard
American rapper (1968–2004).
Born November 15th, 1968 in Fort Greene.
Died November 13th, 2004 at 35 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rodney Dangerfield
American stand-up comedian (1921–2004).
Born November 22nd, 1921 in Babylon.
Died October 5th, 2004 at 82 years old in Westwood (surgical complications). [ref]
Harold Shipman
English doctor and serial killer (1947-2004).
Born January 14th, 1946 in Nottingham.
Died January 13th, 2004 at 57 years old in HM Prison Wakefield (hanging to death).
Marvin Heemeyer
American news figure (1951–2004).
Born October 28th, 1951 in Castlewood.
Died June 4th, 2004 at 52 years old in Granby (gunshot wound).
Yasser Arafat
Former palestinian president, and nobel peace prize recipient (1929-2004).
Born August 4th, 1929 in Amman.
Died November 11th, 2004 at 75 years old in Clamart (poisoning, autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Rick James
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1948–2004).
Born February 1st, 1948 in Buffalo.
Died August 6th, 2004 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pat Tillman
American football player and soldier (1976-2004).
Born November 6th, 1976 in Fremont.
Died April 22nd, 2004 at 27 years old in Spera (gunshot wound).
Dimebag Darrell
American guitarist (1966–2004).
Born August 20th, 1966 in Arlington.
Died December 8th, 2004 at 38 years old in Alrosa Villa (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Laura Branigan
American singer (1957-2004).
Born July 3rd, 1952 in Mount Kisco.
Died August 26th, 2004 at 52 years old in East Quogue (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
P. V. Narasimha Rao
9th prime minister of india (1921-2004).
Born June 28th, 1921 in Vangara, Karimnagar.
Died December 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Veerappan
Indian bandit who was charged allegedly for sandalwood smuggling (1952-2004).
Born January 18th, 1952 in Gopinatham.
Died October 18th, 2004 at 52 years old in Papparapatti (gunshot wound).
Soundarya
Indian actress, producer.
Born July 18th, 1972 in Mulbagal.
Died April 17th, 2004 at 31 years old in Bengaluru (aircraft crash).
Terry Melcher
American record producer (1942–2004).
Born February 8th, 1942 in New York City.
Died November 19th, 2004 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (melanoma). [ref]
Jerry Orbach
American actor and singer (1935-2004).
Born October 20th, 1935 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 2004 at 69 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Frances Shand Kydd
Mother of diana, princess of wales (1936-2004).
Born April 20th, 1936 in Sandringham.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 68 years old in Seil (Parkinson's disease, brain cancer).
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh of abu dhabi (1918-2004).
Born May 6th, 1918 in Abu Dhabi.
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 86 years old in Abu Dhabi. [ref]
Gary Webb
American investigative journalist.
Born August 31st, 1955 in Corona.
Died December 10th, 2004 at 49 years old in Carmichael (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004).
Born March 21st, 1935 in Middlesbrough.
Died September 20th, 2004 at 69 years old in Derby (stomach cancer).
Reggie White
American football player (1961–2004).
Born December 19th, 1961 in Chattanooga.
Died December 26th, 2004 at 43 years old in Cornelius (heart arrhythmia). [ref]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran