In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Ritsuko Okazaki
Japanese singer (1959-2004).
Born December 29th, 1959 in Hashima Island. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2004 at 44 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).
Hyam Maccoby
British scholar of judeo-christian religious tradition (1924-2004).
Born March 20th, 1924 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2004 at 80 years old in Leeds. [ref]
Michael Davies
British teacher and traditionalist catholic writer.
Born March 13th, 1936 in Yeovil.
Died September 25th, 2004 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
Arthur H. Robinson
American geographer (1915-2004).
Born January 5th, 1915 in Montreal.
Died October 10th, 2004 at 89 years old in Madison. [ref]
Carmen Laforet
Spanish author (1921-2004).
Born September 6th, 1921 in Esquerra de l'Eixample.
Died February 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Majadahonda.
Jacek Kuroń
Polish historian and politician (1934-2004).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Lviv. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2004 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Carlo Di Palma
Italian cinematographer (1925–2004).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2004 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hilda Hilst
Brazilian writer (1930–2004).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Jaú.
Died February 4th, 2004 at 73 years old in Campinas.
Don Cornell
American singer (1919-2004).
Born April 21st, 1919 in The Bronx.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 84 years old in Aventura (diabetes).
Max Abramovitz
American architect (1908–2004).
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Chicago.
Died September 12th, 2004 at 96 years old in Pound Ridge.
Marius Constant
French composer (1925-2004).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Bucharest.
Died May 15th, 2004 at 79 years old in Paris.
Carlos Paredes
Portuguese musician (1925–2004).
Born February 16th, 1925 in Coimbra.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Lisbon (kidney failure).
Mary Sherman Morgan
American rocket fuel scientist.
Born November 4th, 1921 in Ray.
Died August 4th, 2004 at 82 years old
Leroy F. Aarons
American journalist, editor, author, and playwright (1933–2004).
Born December 8th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died November 28th, 2004 at 70 years old in Santa Rosa (cancer).
Mochtar Lubis
Indonesian batak journalist and novelist (1922–2004).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Padang.
Died July 2nd, 2004 at 82 years old in Jakarta.
Gil Mellé
American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Jersey City.
Died October 28th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giuni Russo
Italian singer (1951–2004).
Born September 7th, 1951 in Palermo. [ref]
Died September 14th, 2004 at 53 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Ahmed Sefrioui
Moroccan writer (1915–2004).
Born January 1st, 1915 in Fez.
Died February 25th, 2004 at 89 years old in Rabat.
Neil Campbell
American scientist (1946-2004).
Born April 17th, 1946 in Culver City.
Died October 21st, 2004 at 58 years old in Redlands (myocardial infarction).
James Aloysius Hickey
Catholic cardinal (1920-2004).
Born October 11th, 1920 in Midland.
Died October 24th, 2004 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Carl Esmond
Austrian actor (1902–2004).
Born June 14th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 102 years old in Brentwood.
Samira Bellil
French feminist activist and campaigner for the rights of girls and women (1972–2004).
Born November 24th, 1972 in Sidi M'Hamed.
Died September 4th, 2004 at 31 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer).
Anthony Sampson
British writer and journalist (1926–2004).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Billingham.
Died December 18th, 2004 at 78 years old in Wiltshire (cardioplegia). [ref]
Ernst Tiburzy
German volkssturm-bataillonsführer (1911-2004).
Born December 26th, 1911 in East Prussia.
Died November 14th, 2004 at 92 years old in Papenburg.
Bob Bemer
American computer scientist and aerospace engineer (1920–2004).
Born February 8th, 1920 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died June 22nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Possum Kingdom Lake (cancer).
Deaths 376 to 400 of 797
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson