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In the year 2004
728 Notable deaths
Munir Said Thalib
Indonesian activist (1965-2004).
Born December 8th, 1965 in Malang.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 38 years old in Amsterdam (arsenic poisoning).
Acquanetta
United states actor (1921-2004).
Born July 17th, 1921 in Cheyenne.
Died August 16th, 2004 at 83 years old in Ahwatukee (Alzheimer's disease).
Jean Rouch
French film director.
Born May 31st, 1917 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2004 at 86 years old in Birni-N'Konni (traffic collision).
Sikander Bakht
Indian politician.
Born August 24th, 1918 in Delhi.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kenneth E. Iverson
Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004).
Born December 17th, 1920 in Camrose.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 83 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Andriyan Nikolayev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born September 5th, 1929 in Shorshely.
Died July 3rd, 2004 at 74 years old in Cheboksary (myocardial infarction).
Richard Hamilton
American actor (1920–2004).
Born December 31st, 1920 in Chicago.
Died December 21st, 2004 at 83 years old in New York.
Eleanor Holm
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1913–2004).
Born December 6th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died January 31st, 2004 at 90 years old in Miami (kidney failure).
Illinois Jacquet
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004).
Born October 31st, 1922 in Broussard.
Died July 22nd, 2004 at 81 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction).
Paul Ilyinsky
Russian prince (1928-2004).
Born January 27th, 1928 in London.
Died February 10th, 2004 at 76 years old in Palm Beach.
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Film, television actor (1932-2004).
Born February 12th, 1932 in St. Louis.
Died May 18th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Nino Manfredi
Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director (1921–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Castro dei Volsci.
Died June 4th, 2004 at 83 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Kevin Coyne
English musician (1944-2004).
Born January 27th, 1944 in Derby.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 60 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]
Arturo M. Tolentino
President of the senate of the philippines from 1966 to 1967.
Born September 19th, 1910 in Manila.
Died August 2nd, 2004 at 93 years old in Manila (myocardial infarction).
Tom Hurndall
British photographer and activist (1981–2004).
Born November 27th, 1981 in London.
Died January 13th, 2004 at 22 years old in London.
Bart Howard
American composer and musician.
Born June 1st, 1915 in Burlington.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 88 years old in Carmel.
Yinka Dare
Nigerian basketball player (1972–2004).
Born October 10th, 1972 in Kano.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 31 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Kamisese Mara
President of fiji (1920-2004).
Died April 18th, 2004 at 83 years old in Suva (stroke).
Kamala Markandaya
Indian writer (1924–2004).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Mysore.
Died May 16th, 2004 at 80 years old in London.
Harold Goodwin
British actor (1917-2004).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in England.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in England.
David Wheeler
British computer scientist (1927–2004).
Born February 9th, 1927 in Birmingham.
Died December 13th, 2004 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Heinz Günther Guderian
German general.
Born August 23rd, 1914 in Goslar.
Died September 25th, 2004 at 90 years old in Bonn.
Ronnie Simpson
Scottish footballer and manager (1930–2004).
Born October 11th, 1930 in Glasgow.
Died April 19th, 2004 at 73 years old in Glasgow (myocardial infarction).
Brock Adams
American lawyer, politician (1927-2004).
Born January 13th, 1927 in Atlanta.
Died September 10th, 2004 at 77 years old in Stevensville (Parkinson's disease).
Raphael Eitan
Israeli military and politician (1929-2004).
Born January 11th, 1929 in Tel Adashim. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2004 at 75 years old in Port of Ashdod (drowning).
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia