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In the year 2004
728 Notable deaths
Dattopant Thengadi
Indian politician (1920–2004).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Wardha district.
Died October 14th, 2004 at 83 years old in Pune.
Antonio Gades
Spanish dancer (1936-2004).
Born November 16th, 1936 in Elda. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2004 at 67 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Herman Goldstine
American mathematician (1913–2004).
Born September 13th, 1913 in Chicago.
Died June 23rd, 2004 at 90 years old in Bryn Mawr (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Frances Rafferty
American actress (1922-2004).
Born June 16th, 1922 in Sioux City.
Died April 18th, 2004 at 81 years old in Paso Robles.
Sune Bergström
Swedish biochemist (1916–2004).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Xenophon Zolotas
Prime minister of greece (1904-2004).
Born April 26th, 1904 in Athens.
Died June 10th, 2004 at 100 years old in Athens.
Luis E. Miramontes Cárdenas
Mexican chemist (1925–2072).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Tepic.
Died September 13th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
C. West Churchman
American philosopher and systems scientist (1913-2004).
Born August 29th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 90 years old in Bolinas.
George Yardley
American basketball player (1928–2004).
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Hollywood.
Died August 13th, 2004 at 75 years old in Newport Beach (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Shobha Gurtu
Indian singer (1925-2004).
Born February 8th, 1925 in Belgaum.
Died September 27th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Marika Rökk
Hungarian-born actress, singer, dancer (1913–2004).
Born November 3rd, 1913 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 2004 at 90 years old in Baden (myocardial infarction).
Norman Cantor
Canadian historian (1929-2004).
Born November 19th, 1929 in Winnipeg.
Died September 18th, 2004 at 74 years old in Miami.
Angie Turner King
American chemist and mathematician.
Born December 9th, 1905 in McDowell County.
Died February 28th, 2004 at 98 years old in Kanawha County.
Albert Paulsen
Ecuadorian-american film and television actor (1925-2004).
Born December 13th, 1925 in Guayaquil.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Lygia Pape
Brazilian artist (1927-2004).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Nova Friburgo.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Karl Hass
Ss officer and war criminal (1912–2004).
Born October 5th, 1912 in Elmschenhagen.
Died April 21st, 2004 at 91 years old in Castel Gandolfo.
Anne Truitt
American artist (1921-2004).
Born March 16th, 1921 in Baltimore.
Died December 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Joseph Leo Doob
American mathematician (1910–2004).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Cincinnati.
Died June 7th, 2004 at 94 years old in Urbana.
Irina Press
Soviet athlete (1939-2004).
Born March 10th, 1939 in Kharkiv.
Died February 22nd, 2004 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Pierre Koenig
American architect (1925–2004).
Born October 17th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Franz König
Austrian catholic cardinal.
Born August 3rd, 1905 in St. Pölten, Rabenstein an der Pielach. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2004 at 98 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Carlos Lacoste
Argentine politician and admiral (1929-2004).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 24th, 2004 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Beyers Naudé
South african anti-apartheid activist (1915-2004).
Born May 10th, 1915 in Roodepoort.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 89 years old in Johannesburg.
Sakıp Sabancı
Turkish businessperson (1933–2004).
Born April 7th, 1933 in Kayseri.
Died April 10th, 2004 at 71 years old in Istanbul (kidney cancer).
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Opera singer (1929-2004).
Born September 13th, 1929 in Velingrad.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 74 years old in Modena.
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