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In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Ioannis Argyris
Greek pioneer of computer applications in science and engineering.
Born August 19th, 1913 in Volos.
Died April 2nd, 2004 at 90 years old in Stuttgart.
Bob Tisdall
Irish athlete (1907–2004).
Born May 16th, 1907 in Nuwara Eliya.
Died July 27th, 2004 at 97 years old in Nambour.
Sergejs Žoltoks
Latvian professional ice hockey centre (1972–2004).
Born December 2nd, 1972 in Riga.
Died November 3rd, 2004 at 31 years old in Minsk (heart failure). [ref]
Annabella Incontrera
Italian actress (1943-2004).
Born June 11th, 1943 in Milan.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 61 years old in Rome.
Fernando Sabino
Brazilian writer (1923–2004).
Born October 12th, 1923 in Belo Horizonte.
Died October 11th, 2004 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Hasse Ekman
Swedish actor and director (1915–2004).
Born September 10th, 1915 in Stockholm.
Died February 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Marbella.
Carlo Rustichelli
Italian film composer (1916-2004).
Born December 24th, 1916.
Died November 13th, 2004 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Fathi Arafat
Palestinian physician (1933–2004).
Born January 11th, 1933 in Cairo.
Died December 1st, 2004 at 71 years old in Cairo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Sunao Yoshida
Japanese writer (1969-2004).
Born October 24th, 1969 in Ashiya.
Died July 15th, 2004 at 34 years old in Tokyo.
Wolfgang Mommsen
German historian (1930-2004).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Marburg.
Died August 11th, 2004 at 73 years old in Bansin, Heringsdorf.
Nikolai Chernykh
Soviet and ukrainian astronomer.
Born October 6th, 1931 in Usman.
Died May 25th, 2004 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Karel Kachyňa
Czech film director (1924–2004).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Vyškov. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2004 at 79 years old in Říčany. [ref]
Ota Šik
Czech economist and politician (1919–2004).
Born September 11th, 1919 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2004 at 84 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani
Indonesian military person (1932–2004).
Born October 2nd, 1932 in Cepu.
Died August 29th, 2004 at 71 years old in Jakarta (stroke).
Walter Frentz
German photographer and film producer (1907–2004).
Born August 21st, 1907 in Heilbronn.
Died July 6th, 2004 at 96 years old in Überlingen.
Ismael Rodríguez
Mexican film director, screenwriter (1917–2004).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Mexico City.
Died August 7th, 2004 at 86 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure).
Heinrich Mark
Estonian politician and lawyer (1911–2004).
Born October 1st, 1911 in Krootuse.
Died August 23rd, 2004 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Thea Beckman
Dutch author of children's books (1923–2004).
Born July 23rd, 1923 in Rotterdam.
Died May 5th, 2004 at 80 years old in Bunnik.
Eduard Asadov
Russian poet and writer of armenian origin (1923-2004).
Born September 7th, 1923 in Mary.
Died April 21st, 2004 at 80 years old in Odintsovo.
Alexander Ragulin
Russian ice hockey player (1941–2004).
Died November 17th, 2004 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Fred Ramdat Misier
President of suriname (1926–2004).
Born October 28th, 1926 in Paramaribo.
Died June 25th, 2004 at 77 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Zurab Sakandelidze
Soviet georgian basketball player (1945–2004).
Born August 9th, 1945 in Kutaisi.
Died January 25th, 2004 at 58 years old in Tbilisi.
Eddie Hopkinson
English footballer (1935-2004).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Wheatley Hill.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 68 years old
Damayanti Joshi
Indian dancer.
Born September 5th, 1928 in Mumbai.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
Joan Oró
Catalan biochemist (1923-2004).
Born October 26th, 1923 in Lleida.
Died September 2nd, 2004 at 80 years old in Barcelona.
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