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In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Veronika Cherkasova
Belarusian journalist (1959–2004).
Born January 12th, 1959 in Minsk.
Died October 25th, 2004 at 45 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Lennart Strand
Athletics competitor (1921-2004).
Born June 13th, 1921 in Malmö.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Malmö.
Nela Martínez
Ecuadorian communist, political militant, activist, and writer.
Born November 24th, 1912 in El Tambo Canton.
Died July 30th, 2004 at 91 years old in Ecuador.
Ugo Ferrante
Italian footballer (1945-2004).
Born July 18th, 1945 in Vercelli.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 58 years old in Vercelli (laryngeal cancer).
Gyula Kristó
Hungarian historian, teacher (1939-2004).
Born July 11th, 1939 in Orosháza.
Died January 24th, 2004 at 64 years old in Szeged.
Valentina Borok
Ukrainian mathematician (1931–2004).
Born July 9th, 1931 in Kharkiv.
Died February 4th, 2004 at 72 years old in Haifa.
Frits Helmuth
Danish actor (1931-2004).
Born July 3rd, 1931 in Copenhagen.
Died December 12th, 2004 at 73 years old
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi
Olympic wrestler (1943-2004).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Tehran.
Died March 16th, 2004 at 61 years old in Tehran.
Custódio Pinto
Portuguese footballer (1942-2004).
Born February 9th, 1942 in Montijo.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Gondomar.
Antoine Abel
Seychellois writer and poet (1934–2004).
Born November 27th, 1934 in Anse Boileau.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 69 years old in Anse Boileau.
Sergey Averintsev
Russian historian (1937-2004).
Born December 10th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Opilio Rossi
Catholic cardinal (1910–2004).
Born May 14th, 1910 in New York City.
Died February 9th, 2004 at 93 years old in Rome.
Balkrishan Singh
Indian field hockey player.
Born March 10th, 1933 in Patiala.
Died December 31st, 2004 at 71 years old in Patiala.
Fernando Lázaro Carreter
Spanish journalist and linguist (1923-2004).
Born April 13th, 1923 in Zaragoza.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 80 years old in Madrid (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Leonid Shcherbakov
Athletics competitor (1927–2004).
Born April 7th, 1927 in Olebino.
Died May 19th, 2004 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Schaffner
Swiss politician (1908-2004).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Interlaken.
Died November 26th, 2004 at 95 years old in Bern. [ref]
Helmut Bantz
West german gymnast (1921–2004).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Speyer.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Brauweiler. [ref]
Boris Levitan
Russian mathematician (1914–2004).
Born June 7th, 1914 in Berdiansk.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 89 years old in Minneapolis.
Ott Arder
Estonian poet (1950-2004).
Born February 26th, 1950 in Tallinn.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 54 years old in Kassari (drowning).
Silvana Jachino
Actress (1916–2004).
Born February 2nd, 1916 in Milan.
Died August 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in Morciano di Romagna.
Ramón Gabilondo
Spanish football player/manager (1913-2004).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Eibar.
Died September 16th, 2004 at 91 years old in Madrid.
Pierre Flamion
French football player and manager (1924-2004).
Born December 13th, 1924 in Mohon.
Died January 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Dijon. [ref]
Svava Jakobsdóttir
Icelandic author and feminist politician (1930-2004).
Born October 4th, 1930 in Neskaupstaður.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Reykjavík.
James Quinn
American athlete (1906-2004).
Born September 9th, 1906 in Brooklyn.
Died July 12th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cranston.
Howie Williams
Basketball player (1927–2004).
Born October 29th, 1927 in New Ross.
Died December 25th, 2004 at 77 years old in Phoenix.
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