In the year 2004
728 Notable deaths
Julius Axelrod
American biochemist.
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.
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. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2004 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
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.
Born September 3rd, 1978 in Sogndal.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 25 years old in Sogndal (hypothermia).
David Raksin
American composer (1912-2004).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2004 at 92 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
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
American zen buddhist monk.
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).
Paul Klebnikov
American journalist (1963-2004).
Born June 3rd, 1963 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Johnny Warren
Australian soccer player (1943-2004).
Born May 17th, 1943 in Sydney.
Died November 6th, 2004 at 61 years old in Sydney (lung cancer). [ref]
Tiziano Terzani
Italian journalist and writer (1938-2004).
Born September 14th, 1938 in Florence.
Died July 28th, 2004 at 65 years old in Orsigna (colorectal cancer).
Humphry Osmond
British psychiatrist (1917-2004).
Born July 1st, 1917 in Surrey.
Died February 6th, 2004 at 86 years old in Appleton.
Thomas Klestil
Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004).
Born November 4th, 1932 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2004 at 71 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peggy Ryan
American actress and dancer (1924-2004).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Long Beach.
Died October 30th, 2004 at 80 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Bryce DeWitt
American physicist (1923–2004).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Dinuba.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 81 years old in Austin (pancreatic cancer).
Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu
Japanese princess (1911-2004); wife of nobuhito, prince takamatsu.
Born December 26th, 1911 in Koishikawa-ku.
Died December 18th, 2004 at 92 years old in St. Luke's International Hospital (sepsis).
Mari Aldon
American actress (1925-2004).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Tauragė.
Died October 31st, 2004 at 78 years old in Las Vegas.
Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky governor (1924-2004).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Barren County.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Versailles (myocardial infarction).
Michel Colombier
French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1939 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Edward B. Lewis
American biologist (1918-2004).
Born May 20th, 1918 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died July 21st, 2004 at 86 years old in Pasadena.
Chil Rajchman
Polish holocaust survivor.
Born June 14th, 1914 in Łódź. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2004 at 89 years old in Montevideo.
Muhammad Zaidan
Palestinian politician (1948-2004).
Born December 10th, 1948 in Al-Nayrab Camp.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 55 years old in Iraq (cardiovascular disease).
Shizuo Kakutani
Japanese mathematician.
Born August 28th, 1911 in Osaka.
Died August 17th, 2004 at 92 years old in New Haven.
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We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire