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In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
Laura Betti
Italian actress (1927-2004).
Born May 1st, 1927 in Bologna.
Died July 31st, 2004 at 77 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maria Perschy
Austrian actress (1938-2004).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Eisenstadt.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Dom Moraes
Indian english-language writer and poet (1938–2004).
Born July 19th, 1938 in Mumbai.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 65 years old in Bandra (myocardial infarction).
Ally MacLeod
Scottish footballer and manager (1931-2004).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Glasgow.
Died February 1st, 2004 at 72 years old in Glasgow (Alzheimer's disease).
Daniel Petrie
Canadian film director (1920-2004).
Born November 26th, 1920 in Glace Bay.
Died August 22nd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Thomas Hinman Moorer
Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff (1912-2004).
Born February 9th, 1912 in Alabama.
Died February 5th, 2004 at 91 years old in Bethesda.
Melba Phillips
American physicist and science educator (1907–2004).
Born February 1st, 1907 in Hazleton. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2004 at 97 years old in Petersburg. [ref]
Alicia Markova
British ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet (1910-2004).
Born December 1st, 1910 in London.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 94 years old in Bath (stroke). [ref]
James Stillman Rockefeller
Member of the rockefeller family and american rower (1902-2004).
Born June 8th, 1902 in Manhattan.
Died August 10th, 2004 at 102 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Abdul Reza Pahlavi
Iranian imperial (1924–2004).
Born October 1st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died May 11th, 2004 at 79 years old in Florida.
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician (1934–2004).
Born July 23rd, 1934 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 2004 at 69 years old in Boston (cancer).
Jacques Benveniste
French immunologist and physician (1935–2004).
Born March 12th, 1935 in Paris.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 69 years old in Paris.
John Pople
Nobel prize winning british chemist (1925-2004).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Burnham-on-Sea.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer).
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Japanese manga artist (1934-2004).
Died April 15th, 2004 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
Serge Reggiani
French singer and actor (1922–2004).
Born May 2nd, 1922 in Reggio Emilia.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction).
Julius Axelrod
American biochemist (1912–2004).
Born May 30th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Herbert C. Brown
American chemist (1912–2004).
Born May 22nd, 1912 in London.
Died December 19th, 2004 at 92 years old in West Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rodger Ward
American racecar driver.
Born January 10th, 1921 in Beloit.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in Anaheim.
Gérard Debreu
French economist and mathematician (1921–2004).
Born July 4th, 1921 in Calais.
Died December 31st, 2004 at 83 years old in Paris.
Ivan Hlinka
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1950-2004).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Most. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2004 at 54 years old in Karlovy Vary (traffic collision).
Terje Bakken
Norwegian musician (1978–2004).
Born September 3rd, 1978 in Sogndal Municipality.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 25 years old in Sogndal Municipality (hypothermia).
David Raksin
American composer (1912-2004).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died August 9th, 2004 at 92 years old in Van Nuys.
Leonel Brizola
Brazilian politician (1922–2004).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Carazinho.
Died June 21st, 2004 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philip Kapleau
Zen buddhist teacher (1912–2004).
Born August 12th, 1912 in New Haven.
Died May 6th, 2004 at 91 years old in Rochester.
Zenkō Suzuki
Prime minister of japan (1911-2004).
Born January 11th, 1911 in Yamada.
Died July 19th, 2004 at 93 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Deaths 276 to 300 of 798
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