In the year 2004
796 Notable deaths
Shobha Gurtu
Indian singer (1925-2004).
Born February 8th, 1925 in Belgaum.
Died September 27th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Ivor Wood
English animator (1932-2004).
Born May 4th, 1932 in Leeds. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2004 at 72 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
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.
Ted Taylor
American theoretical nuclear physicist (1925–2004).
Born July 11th, 1925 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2004 at 79 years old in Silver Spring. [ref]
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 (1905–2004).
Born August 3rd, 1905 in St. Pölten, Rabenstein an der Pielach. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2004 at 98 years old in Vienna.
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 and theologian (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.
John Vane
English pharmacologist (1927-2004).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Tardebigge, Wythall.
Died November 19th, 2004 at 77 years old in Princess Royal University Hospital. [ref]
Claude Nougaro
French singer and poet (1929-2004).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Toulouse.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 74 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Ludmilla Tchérina
French artist (1924-2004).
Born October 10th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004).
Born September 26th, 1942 in Raymondville.
Died May 15th, 2004 at 61 years old in Santa Cruz (diabetes).
Shirley Strickland
Australian hurdler and sprinter.
Born July 18th, 1925 in Northam.
Died February 11th, 2004 at 78 years old in Perth (myocardial infarction, stroke).
John Toland
American writer (1912-2004).
Born June 29th, 1912 in La Crosse.
Died January 4th, 2004 at 91 years old in Danbury (pneumonia).
Gordon Ingram
American firearm inventor and businessperson.
Born December 30th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died November 4th, 2004 at 79 years old
Deaths 326 to 350 of 796
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo