In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Joan Oró
Catalan biochemist (1923-2004).
Born October 26th, 1923 in Lleida.
Died September 2nd, 2004 at 80 years old in Barcelona.
Christl Cranz
Alpine skier (1914–2004).
Born July 1st, 1914 in Brussels.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 90 years old in Steibis.
Germano de Figueiredo
Portuguese footballer (1932-2004).
Born December 23rd, 1932 in Alcântara.
Died July 14th, 2004 at 71 years old in Linda-a-Velha.
Gong Qiuxia
Chinese actress and singer (1918–2004).
Born December 4th, 1918 in Chongming District.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 85 years old in Hong Kong.
Fausto Romitelli
Italian composer (1963-2004).
Born February 1st, 1963 in Gorizia.
Died June 27th, 2004 at 41 years old in Milan (cancer).
Dolly Rathebe
South african actor and musician (1928-2004).
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Randfontein.
Died September 16th, 2004 at 76 years old in Pretoria (stroke).
Helmut Rix
German linguist (1926–2004).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Amberg.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Colmar (traffic collision). [ref]
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
President of ecuador (1961 - 1963).
Born August 24th, 1919 in Guayaquil.
Died March 5th, 2004 at 84 years old in Guayaquil.
Larisa Bogoraz
Soviet dissident (1929–2004).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Kharkiv.
Died April 6th, 2004 at 74 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Lennox Miller
Athletics competitor, sprinter (1946–2004).
Born October 8th, 1946 in Kingston. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2004 at 58 years old in Pasadena (cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Voronin
Russian artistic gymnast (1945–2004).
Born March 26th, 1945 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 2004 at 59 years old in Krasnogorsky District (cancer).
Philippe Lemaire
Actor (1927-2004).
Born March 14th, 1927 in Moussy-le-Neuf.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 77 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (crush injury).
Rogelio Domínguez
Argentine footballer (1931-2004).
Born March 9th, 1931 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Elena Souliotis
Greek operatic soprano singer (1943-2004).
Born May 28th, 1943 in Athens.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 61 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nikita Bogoslovsky
Soviet and russian composer, conductor, pianist, writer (1913–2004).
Born May 22nd, 1913 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Banoo Jehangir Coyaji
Indian physician.
Born August 22nd, 1918 in Maharashtra.
Died July 15th, 2004 at 85 years old
Albéric Schotte
Belgian cyclist (1919-2004).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kanegem.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 84 years old in Kortrijk.
Sulamith Messerer
Russian ballerina and choreographer (1908–2004).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 95 years old in London.
Hans Vonk
Dutch conductor (1942-2004).
Born June 18th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died August 29th, 2004 at 62 years old in Amsterdam (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Madeleine Robinson
Actress (1917-2004).
Born November 5th, 1917 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 1st, 2004 at 86 years old in Lausanne.
Helena Růžičková
Czech actress and comedian (1936-2004).
Born June 13th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2004 at 67 years old in Plzeň (stomach cancer). [ref]
Gennadi Strekalov
Soviet and russian cosmonaut and ashoka chakra recipient (1940–2004).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Mytishchi. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2004 at 64 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Miriam Lichtheim
Israeli egyptologist (1914-2004).
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Istanbul.
Died March 27th, 2004 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Swedish jewelry designer (1927–2004).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Malmö.
Died July 3rd, 2004 at 76 years old in Copenhagen (leukemia).
Dido Sotiriou
Greek novelist, journalist, and playwright (1909–2004).
Born February 18th, 1909 in Aydın.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 95 years old in Athens (pneumonia).
Deaths 476 to 500 of 797
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