In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Peter Barnes
British writer (1931-2004).
Born January 10th, 1931 in London.
Died July 1st, 2004 at 73 years old in London (stroke).
Kaúlza de Arriaga
Portuguese general (1915-2004).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Porto.
Died February 3rd, 2004 at 89 years old in Lisbon (Alzheimer's disease).
Ove Sprogøe
Danish actor (1919-2004).
Born December 21st, 1919 in Odense.
Died September 14th, 2004 at 84 years old in Tårnby.
Aaron Director
American economist (1901-2004).
Born September 21st, 1901 in Chartoryisk.
Died September 11th, 2004 at 102 years old in Los Altos Hills.
Daouda Malam Wanké
President of niger (1946-2004).
Died September 15th, 2004 at 58 years old in Niamey.
Erich Ehrlinger
German general (1910–2004).
Born October 14th, 1910 in Giengen an der Brenz.
Died July 31st, 2004 at 93 years old in Karlsruhe.
Iona Brown
British violinist and conductor (1941–2004).
Born January 7th, 1941 in Salisbury.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 63 years old in Salisbury (cancer).
Celso Furtado
Brazilian economist (1920-2004).
Born July 26th, 1920 in Pombal.
Died November 20th, 2004 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Michael Grant
British classicist, numismatist, historian and author (1914-2004).
Born November 21st, 1914 in London.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 89 years old in London, Tuscany. [ref]
Delkash
Iranian musician (1924-2004).
Born February 26th, 1924 in Babol.
Died September 1st, 2004 at 80 years old in Tehran.
Gunder Hägg
Swedish middle and long distance runner (1918-2004).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Jämtland County.
Died November 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Jagan Nath Azad
Indian writer (1918-2004).
Born December 5th, 1918 in Isakhel.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 85 years old
Gerrie Knetemann
Dutch road bicycle racer (1951–2004).
Born March 6th, 1951 in Amsterdam.
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Hardwick
English association football player and manager (1920-2004).
Born February 2nd, 1920 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
Died April 19th, 2004 at 84 years old in Stockton-on-Tees.
Bob Azzam
Egyptian singer (1925–2004).
Born October 24th, 1925 in Alexandria.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 78 years old in Monaco.
George Pake
American physicist (1924–2004).
Born April 1st, 1924 in Jefferson.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 79 years old in Tucson.
Elmer L. Andersen
Businessman and politician (1909-2004).
Born June 17th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died November 15th, 2004 at 95 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Klara Rumyanova
Soviet and russian actress and singer (1929–2004).
Born December 8th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 18th, 2004 at 74 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
Adolf Ehrnrooth
Finland swedish general and knight of the mannerheim cross (1905–2004).
Born February 9th, 1905 in Helsinki.
Died February 26th, 2004 at 99 years old in Turku.
Ticky Holgado
French actor (1944-2004).
Born June 24th, 1944 in Toulouse.
Died January 22nd, 2004 at 59 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer, lung cancer).
Uzi Hitman
Israeli musician.
Born June 9th, 1952 in Giv'at Shmuel.
Died October 17th, 2004 at 52 years old in Ramat Gan (myocardial infarction).
José Giovanni
Film director (1923-2004).
Born June 22nd, 1923 in Paris.
Died April 24th, 2004 at 80 years old in Lausanne (cerebral hemorrhage).
Kalevi Sorsa
Prime minister of finland (1930–2004).
Born December 21st, 1930 in Keuruu.
Died January 16th, 2004 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Dorothy Lavinia Brown
African-american surgeon, teacher and politician (1919–2004).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 13th, 2004 at 85 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer.
Born November 5th, 1906 in Red Oak.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler