In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Susan Moller Okin
Feminist political philosopher.
Born July 19th, 1946 in Auckland.
Died March 3rd, 2004 at 57 years old in Lincoln.
Jacek Kaczmarski
Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author (1957–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1957 in Warsaw.
Died April 10th, 2004 at 47 years old in Gdańsk (laryngeal cancer).
Paula Danziger
American children's writer (1944–2004).
Born August 18th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 8th, 2004 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Peggy Fears
American actress (1903-1994).
Born June 1st, 1903 in New Orleans.
Died June 29th, 2004 at 101 years old in La Crescenta-Montrose.
Robert Bacher
American nuclear physicist (1905–2004).
Born August 31st, 1905 in Loudonville.
Died November 18th, 2004 at 99 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Rudy LaRusso
American basketball player (1937-2004).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Alexandra Ripley
American writer (1934-2004).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Charleston.
Died January 10th, 2004 at 70 years old in Richmond.
Trudy Marshall
American actress (1920-2004).
Born February 14th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 84 years old in Century City (lung cancer).
Josef Schwammberger
Austrian nazi ss officer, murderer (1912-2004).
Born February 14th, 1912 in Brixen.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 92 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Anthony Steffen
Brazilian actor (1930–2004).
Died June 4th, 2004 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Maxime Rodinson
French historian, sociologist and orientalist (1915–2004).
Born January 26th, 1915 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille.
Robert Merle
French writer.
Born August 29th, 1908 in Tébessa.
Died March 27th, 2004 at 95 years old in Grosrouvre (myocardial infarction).
Anthony Hecht
American poet (1923–2004).
Born January 16th, 1923 in New York City.
Died October 20th, 2004 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Hicham Zerouali
Moroccan footballer (1977-2004).
Born January 17th, 1977 in Rabat.
Died December 5th, 2004 at 27 years old in Rabat (traffic collision).
Philip Abelson
Us physicist, editor of the journal science, and director of the carnegie institution of washington's geophysical laboratory (1913–2004).
Born April 27th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died August 1st, 2004 at 91 years old in Bethesda (respiratory failure).
Bill Pickering
Rocket scientist born in new zealand.
Born December 24th, 1910 in Wellington.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 93 years old in La Cañada Flintridge (pneumonia).
Jean Lefebvre
French actor (1919-2004).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Valenciennes.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 84 years old in Marrakesh (myocardial infarction).
James Wong
Hong kong lyricist, composer, television presenter, writer and actor (1941–2004).
Born March 18th, 1941 in Kuang-chou.
Died November 24th, 2004 at 63 years old in Union Hospital (lung cancer).
Sachidananda Routray
Writer from odisha, india.
Born May 13th, 1916 in Khordha district. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2004 at 88 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
José Luis Cuciuffo
Argentine footballer (1961-2004).
Born February 1st, 1961 in Córdoba.
Died December 11th, 2004 at 43 years old in Bahía San Blas (gunshot wound). [ref]
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
Portuguese politician (1930–2004).
Born January 18th, 1930 in Abrantes.
Died July 10th, 2004 at 74 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
South african naturalist (1907–2004).
Born February 24th, 1907 in East London.
Died May 17th, 2004 at 97 years old in East London.
Stanisław Skalski
Polish fighter ace and general (1915-2004).
Born November 27th, 1915 in Kodyma.
Died November 12th, 2004 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva
Brazilian footballer (1974-2004).
Born October 19th, 1974 in Vitória.
Died October 27th, 2004 at 30 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bernice Rubens
British writer (1923–2004).
Born July 26th, 1923 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2004 at 81 years old in Royal Free Hospital (stroke). [ref]
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld