In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
Karol Kennedy
American pair skater (1932–2004).
Born February 14th, 1932 in Shelton.
Died June 25th, 2004 at 72 years old in Seattle (pneumonia).
Cris Huerta
Portuguese actor.
Born January 26th, 1935 in Lisbon.
Died November 28th, 2004 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Khoren Abrahamyan
Armenian actor (1930–2004).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Yerevan.
Died December 10th, 2004 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
Ellen Auerbach
German photographer (1906–2004).
Born May 20th, 1906 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 30th, 2004 at 98 years old in New York City.
Ricardo Odnoposoff
Argentine-born violinist (1914-2004).
Born February 24th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 26th, 2004 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Natalya Baranskaya
Soviet writer (1908-2004).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 29th, 2004 at 95 years old in Moscow.
Don Carlson
Basketball player (1919-2004).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Minneapolis.
Died October 16th, 2004 at 83 years old in North Oaks.
Jean-Pierre Blanc
Film director (1942–2004).
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Charenton-le-Pont.
Died May 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Saint-Cloud (cancer).
Julius Sang
Kenyan athlete (1948–2004).
Born September 19th, 1948 in Kapsabet.
Died April 9th, 2004 at 55 years old in Eldoret.
Winston Cenac
Saint lucian politician (1925–2004).
Born September 14th, 1925 in Soufrière.
Died September 22nd, 2004 at 79 years old in Castries.
Heorhiy Kirpa
Ukrainian politician (1946-2004).
Born July 20th, 1946 in Iziaslav Raion.
Died December 27th, 2004 at 58 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Roland Rainer
Architect from austria (1910-2004).
Born May 1st, 1910 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died April 10th, 2004 at 93 years old in Vienna.
Livio Maitan
Italian trotskyist leader (1923-2004).
Born April 1st, 1923 in Venice.
Died September 16th, 2004 at 81 years old in Rome.
Mildred McDaniel
Athletics competitor (1933-2004).
Born November 3rd, 1933 in Atlanta.
Died September 30th, 2004 at 70 years old in Pasadena (disease).
Mahmut Atalay
Turkish wrestler (1934–2004).
Born March 30th, 1934 in Çorum.
Died December 5th, 2004 at 70 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mario Zatelli
French footballer (1912–2004).
Born December 21st, 1912 in Sétif.
Died January 7th, 2004 at 91 years old in Sainte-Maxime.
Robert Dhéry
French actor and film director (1921-2004).
Born April 27th, 1921 in Saint-Denis.
Died December 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Jean Graczyk
French racing cyclist (1933–2004).
Born May 26th, 1933 in Neuvy-sur-Barangeon.
Died June 27th, 2004 at 71 years old in Vignoux-sur-Barangeon.
Paul Guimard
Writer (1921–2004).
Born March 3rd, 1921 in Saint-Mars-la-Jaille.
Died May 2nd, 2004 at 83 years old in Hyères.
Nelly Borgeaud
Swiss actress (1931–2004).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Geneva.
Died July 14th, 2004 at 72 years old in Saint-Vaury.
Claude Helffer
French musician (1922–2004).
Born June 18th, 1922 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 27th, 2004 at 82 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Juan Zambudio Velasco
Spanish footballer-manager (1922-2004).
Born November 14th, 1922 in Jumilla.
Died January 21st, 2004 at 81 years old in Igualada.
Alexey Korneyev
Russian footballer (1939-2004).
Born February 6th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Pavel Lisitsian
Armenian opera singer (1911–2004).
Born November 6th, 1911 in Vladikavkaz.
Died July 6th, 2004 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Shaikh Hafiz Sabri Koçi
7th grand mufti of albania.
Born May 14th, 1921 in Librazhd.
Died June 18th, 2004 at 83 years old in Tirana.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson