In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
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 (1915–2004).
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 June 23rd, 1924 in Mysore.
Died May 16th, 2004 at 79 years old in London.
Alvino Rey
American swing era musician (1908–2004).
Born July 1st, 1908 in Oakland.
Died February 26th, 2004 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia, heart failure).
Harold Goodwin
British actor (1917-2004).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in England.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in England.
Sam Edwards
1915-2004 american actor.
Died July 28th, 2004 at 89 years old in Durango (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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 army general in the german army from 1962-1974 and former nazi army officer in the nazi military (1914–2004).
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).
Maxime Faget
Belizean american mechanical engineer (1921–2004).
Born August 26th, 1921 in Stann Creek District.
Died October 9th, 2004 at 83 years old in Houston (bladder cancer). [ref]
Naomi Shemer
Israeli poet and songwriter.
Born July 13th, 1930 in Kvutzat Kinneret.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 73 years old in Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (cancer).
Dorothy Hart
American actress (1922-2004).
Born April 4th, 1922 in Cleveland.
Died July 11th, 2004 at 82 years old in Asheville (Alzheimer's disease).
Hugh Shearer
Prime minister of jamaica (1923-2004).
Born May 18th, 1923 in Trelawny Parish.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 81 years old in Kingston.
M. M. Kaye
British writer (1908–2004).
Born August 21st, 1908 in Shimla.
Died January 30th, 2004 at 95 years old in Lavenham.
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Portuguese poet and writer (1919–2004).
Born November 6th, 1919 in Porto.
Died July 2nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Lisbon.
Alphonso Ford
American basketball player (1971-2004).
Born October 31st, 1971 in Greenwood.
Died September 4th, 2004 at 32 years old in Memphis (leukemia).
Dick Heckstall-Smith
English jazz and blues saxophonist (1934-2004).
Born September 26th, 1934 in Ludlow. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2004 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
Raymond Goethals
Belgian football player and manager (1921-2004).
Born October 7th, 1921 in Brussels metropolitan area, Forest.
Died December 6th, 2004 at 83 years old in Brussels (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Norberto Bobbio
Italian legal scholar (1909–2004).
Born October 18th, 1909 in Turin.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 94 years old in Turin.
Archer Blood
American diplomat (1923–2004).
Born March 20th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died September 3rd, 2004 at 81 years old in Fort Collins.
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus