In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Janet Kear
English ornithologist (1933-2004).
Born January 13th, 1933 in London.
Died November 24th, 2004 at 71 years old [ref]
Eeva Joenpelto
Finnish writer (1921-2004).
Born June 17th, 1921 in Sammatti.
Died January 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Lohja.
František Schmucker
Czech footballer (1940-2004).
Born January 28th, 1940 in Jarovce.
Died July 15th, 2004 at 64 years old in Ostrava. [ref]
Tini Wagner
Swimmer (1919-2004).
Born December 17th, 1919 in Amsterdam.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Soest.
José Pastoriza
Argentine footballer (1942–2004).
Born May 23rd, 1942 in Rosario.
Died August 2nd, 2004 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
Takeshi Kamo
Japanese association football player (1915-2004).
Born February 8th, 1915 in Hamamatsu.
Died March 26th, 2004 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Per Carleson
Fencer (1917–2004).
Born July 11th, 1917 in Stockholm.
Died June 8th, 2004 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.
Emīlija Gudriniece
Latvian chemist (1920-2004).
Born August 3rd, 1920.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 84 years old in Riga.
Willy Tröger
German association football player (1928-2004).
Born October 2nd, 1928 in Zwickau.
Died March 30th, 2004 at 75 years old in Pirna (stomach cancer).
Norman Borrett
British all-round amateur sportsman (1917-2004).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Wanstead.
Died December 10th, 2004 at 87 years old in Colchester. [ref]
Muniswamy Rajgopal
Field hockey player (1926-2004).
Born March 24th, 1926.
Died March 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Bengaluru.
Luigi Taramazzo
Racecar driver (1932–2004).
Died February 15th, 2004 at 71 years old in Vallecrosia.
Lyudmila Shishova
Fencer (1940–2004).
Born June 1st, 1940 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Georges Lagrange
French esperanto writer (1928–2004).
Born August 31st, 1928 in Gagny.
Died April 30th, 2004 at 75 years old in Poitiers.
André Stil
French writer (1921–2004).
Born April 1st, 1921 in Hergnies.
Died September 3rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Camélas.
Elizabeth May McClintock
American botanist (1912-2004).
Born July 7th, 1912 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2004 at 92 years old in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Fernando Campos
Chilean footballer (1923-2004).
Born October 15th, 1923 in Quilpué.
Died September 14th, 2004 at 80 years old in Quilpué.
Yuri Ozerov
Basketball player (1928–2004).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died February 25th, 2004 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Mihai Ivăncescu
Romanian footballer (1942-2004).
Born March 22nd, 1942 in Adâncata.
Died January 2nd, 2004 at 61 years old in Brașov.
Ehrenfried Patzel
Czech footballer (1914-2004).
Born December 2nd, 1914 in Chabařovice.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 89 years old in Büdingen.
Alexander Bovin
Soviet diplomat (1930-2004).
Born August 9th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 29th, 2004 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Maria Popesco
Romanian murderer (1919–2004).
Born September 4th, 1919 in Bucharest.
Died November 3rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Canton of Valais.
Matthias Volz
Olympic gymnast.
Born May 4th, 1910 in Schwabach.
Died August 26th, 2004 at 94 years old in Spalt.
Nicolas Mosar
Luxembourgish politician (1927-2004).
Born November 25th, 1927 in Luxembourg.
Died January 6th, 2004 at 76 years old in Luxembourg.
Ingemar Haraldsson
Swedish footballer (1928-2004).
Born December 3rd, 1928 in Ronneby.
Died March 19th, 2004 at 75 years old
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams