In the year 2004
728 Notable deaths
John Drew Barrymore
American actor (1932–2004).
Born June 4th, 1932 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2004 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Peter Ustinov
British actor, writer and director (1921–2004).
Born April 16th, 1921 in London Borough of Camden. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Genolier (heart failure).
Jacques Derrida
Algerian-french philosopher (1930–2004).
Born July 15th, 1930 in El Biar. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2004 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Susan Sontag
American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004).
Born January 16th, 1933 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 2004 at 71 years old in New York City (leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Tony Randall
American actor (1920-2004).
Born February 26th, 1920 in Tulsa.
Died May 17th, 2004 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Eric Douglas
American actor and stand-up comedian.
Born June 21st, 1958 in Los Angeles.
Died July 6th, 2004 at 46 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Yash Johar
Indian bollywood film producer.
Born September 6th, 1929 in Amritsar.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Johnny Ramone
American guitarist (1948–2004).
Born October 8th, 1948 in Long Island.
Died September 15th, 2004 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Stieg Larsson
Swedish author.
Born August 15th, 1954 in Skelleftehamn. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2004 at 50 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Juliana of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1948 to 1980 (1909-2004).
Born April 30th, 1909 in The Hague.
Died March 20th, 2004 at 94 years old in Baarn (pneumonia). [ref]
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
British aristocrat (1900–2004); wife of prince henry, duke of gloucester.
Born December 25th, 1901 in Montagu House, Whitehall.
Died October 29th, 2004 at 102 years old in Kensington Palace (stroke). [ref]
Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.
Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gordon Cooper
American astronaut (1927–2004).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Shawnee.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 77 years old in Ventura (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Howard Keel
American actor and singer (1919–2004).
Born April 13th, 1919 in Gillespie.
Died November 7th, 2004 at 85 years old in Palm Desert (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Miki Matsubara
Japanese singer-songwriter (1959-2004).
Born November 28th, 1959 in Kishiwada. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2004 at 44 years old in Sakai (cervix uterine cancer).
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Indian carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004).
Born September 16th, 1916 in Madurai.
Died December 11th, 2004 at 88 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Paul Winfield
Actor (1939-2004).
Born May 22nd, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Died March 7th, 2004 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Laxmikant Berde
Indian actor.
Born November 3rd, 1954 in Ratnagiri.
Died December 16th, 2004 at 50 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure).
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2004 at 94 years old in Thousand Oaks (diabetes). [ref]
Carrie Snodgress
American actress (1945-2004).
Born October 27th, 1945 in Park Ridge.
Died April 1st, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
John Peel
English dj and radio presenter (1939–2004).
Born August 30th, 1939 in Heswall.
Died October 26th, 2004 at 65 years old in Cuzco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ann Miller
American actress and dancer (1923–2004).
Born April 12th, 1923 in Houston.
Died January 22nd, 2004 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Jerry Goldsmith
American film composer (1929–2004).
Born February 10th, 1929 in Los Angeles.
Died July 21st, 2004 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
Fay Wray
Actress (1907-2004).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Cardston.
Died August 8th, 2004 at 96 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Isabel Sanford
American actress (1917-2004).
Born August 29th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein