In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
Ko Yong-hui
Consort of north korean supreme leader kim jong il (1952–2004).
Born June 26th, 1952 in Osaka.
Died August 13th, 2004 at 52 years old in Curie Institute (breast cancer). [ref]
Mac Dre
American rapper (1970–2004).
Born July 5th, 1970 in Oakland.
Died November 1st, 2004 at 34 years old in Kansas City (gunshot wound). [ref]
Akhmad Kadyrov
Chechen politician and islamic religious leader (1951–2004).
Born August 23rd, 1951 in Karaganda.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 52 years old in Grozny (land mine). [ref]
Mehmood Ali
Indian actor (1932–2004).
Born September 29th, 1932 in Mumbai.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 71 years old in Pennsylvania (respiratory disease).
Miklós Fehér
Hungarian footballer (1979–2004).
Born July 20th, 1979 in Tatabánya.
Died January 25th, 2004 at 24 years old in Guimarães (myocardial infarction).
Estée Lauder
American businesswoman (1906–2004).
Born July 1st, 1908 in Corona.
Died April 24th, 2004 at 95 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Ahmad Yasin
Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004).
Born May 1st, 1937 in Al-Jura.
Died March 22nd, 2004 at 66 years old in Gaza City (airstrike).
Robert Pastorelli
American actor (1954–2004).
Born June 21st, 1954 in New Brunswick.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 49 years old in Hollywood Hills (drug overdose).
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (1916-2004).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Joliet.
Died March 2nd, 2004 at 85 years old in La Jolla.
Russ Meyer
American film director and photographer (1922–2004).
Born March 21st, 1922 in Oakland.
Died September 18th, 2004 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Theo van Gogh
Dutch film director (1957–2004).
Born July 23rd, 1957 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 47 years old in Amsterdam (stab wound, gunshot wound). [ref]
Fernando Poe Jr.
Filipino actor, film director, and politician (1939–2004).
Born August 20th, 1939 in Manila.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Quezon City (stroke). [ref]
Pat Roach
British professional wrestler and actor (1937-2004).
Born May 19th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died July 17th, 2004 at 67 years old in Bromsgrove (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriter (1931-2004).
Born December 30th, 1931 in Dry Ridge.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 72 years old in Nashville (breast cancer).
George Patton IV
U.s. army general (1923-2004).
Born December 24th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 27th, 2004 at 80 years old in South Hamilton (Parkinson's disease).
Henri Cartier-Bresson
French photographer (1908–2004).
Born August 22nd, 1908 in Landévant, Chanteloup-en-Brie.
Died August 3rd, 2004 at 95 years old in Montjustin. [ref]
Suraiya
Indian actress and singer (1929-2004).
Born June 15th, 1929 in Lahore.
Died January 31st, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Carlos Castaño
Colombian paramilitary and assassin (1965-2004).
Born May 16th, 1965 in Amalfi.
Died April 16th, 2004 at 38 years old in San Pedro de Urabá.
David Dellinger
American activist.
Born August 22nd, 1915 in Wakefield.
Died May 25th, 2004 at 88 years old in Montpelier.
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian english writer (1905–2004).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Peshawar.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 98 years old in Pune (pneumonia).
Marco Pantani
Italian road racing cyclist (1970–2004).
Born January 13th, 1970 in Cesena.
Died February 14th, 2004 at 34 years old in Rimini (drug overdose).
Nirupa Roy
Indian actress (1930–2004).
Born January 4th, 1930 in Valsad.
Died October 13th, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).
Died January 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter (1946–2004).
Born February 28th, 1946 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 6th, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Ken Caminiti
American baseball player (1963–2004).
Born April 21st, 1963 in Hanford.
Died October 10th, 2004 at 41 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, Speedball, drug overdose). [ref]
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami