In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Gustaaf Joos
Roman catholic cardinal (1923–2004).
Born July 5th, 1923 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 81 years old in Oosterzele. [ref]
Jean Dondelinger
Luxembourgian diplomat (1931-2004).
Born July 4th, 1931 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Aleksandr Rogov
Canoe racer (1956–2004).
Born March 27th, 1956 in Putilkovo.
Died October 1st, 2004 at 48 years old in Dzhubga.
Friedrich Waller
Bobsledder (1920-2004).
Born March 18th, 1920 in Switzerland.
Died February 15th, 2004 at 83 years old
Derek Johnson
British athlete.
Born January 5th, 1933 in Chigwell.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 71 years old (leukemia).
Adolph Verschueren
Belgian cyclist (1922–2004).
Born June 10th, 1922 in Deurne.
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Deurne.
László Lachos
Hungarian footballer (1933-2004).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Balassagyarmat.
Died September 20th, 2004 at 71 years old in Hungary.
Hasse Thomsén
Swedish olympic medalist.
Born February 27th, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 62 years old in Kungälv.
Elwira Seroczyńska
Polish long track speed skater and sports administrator (1931-2004).
Born May 1st, 1931 in Vilnius.
Died December 24th, 2004 at 73 years old in London.
Johnny Bent
American ice hockey player (1908-2004).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Eagles Mere.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 95 years old in Lake Forest.
Giorgio Moser
Film director, screenwriter.
Born October 9th, 1923 in Trento.
Died September 25th, 2004 at 80 years old in Rome.
Valentin Nikolayev
Soviet wrestler (1924-2004).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Dolyno-Kamianka.
Died October 31st, 2004 at 80 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Masanori Tokita
Japanese association football player (1925–2004).
Born June 24th, 1925 in Kobe. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2004 at 78 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Maaja Ranniku
Estonian chess player (1941-2004).
Born March 1st, 1941 in Abja-Paluoja.
Died October 24th, 2004 at 63 years old in Tallinn.
Eduard Sibiryakov
Soviet volleyball player (1941–2004).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Chelyabinsk.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 62 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Germán Gómez
Footballer (1914-2004).
Born January 5th, 1914 in Santander.
Died March 22nd, 2004 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Fernando Manzaneque
Road bicycle racer (1934–2004).
Born February 4th, 1934 in Campo de Criptana.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 70 years old in Alcázar de San Juan.
Oleksandr Beresch
Ukrainian gymnast (1977-2004).
Born October 12th, 1977 in Sokolohirsk.
Died February 29th, 2004 at 26 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Václav Kozák
Czechoslovak rower (1937–2004).
Born April 14th, 1937 in Vrbno nad Lesy. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2004 at 66 years old in Terezín.
Jeanette Dolson
Athletics competitor (1918–2004).
Born August 13th, 1918 in Toronto.
Died July 17th, 2004 at 85 years old in North Palm Beach.
Jaroslav Volak
Austrian handball player.
Born July 7th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 88 years old [ref]
Michel Roche
Equestrian (1939-2004).
Born September 8th, 1939 in Brunoy.
Died June 11th, 2004 at 64 years old in Fontainebleau.
Noel Mills
New zealand rower.
Born January 13th, 1944 in Auckland.
Died December 8th, 2004 at 60 years old
Stoycho Vassilev Breskovski
Bulgarian paleontologist (1934-2004).
Born December 25th, 1934 in Granit.
Died January 15th, 2004 at 69 years old in Sofia.
Bjarne Andersson
Cross-country skier.
Born April 28th, 1940 in Motala.
Died August 12th, 2004 at 64 years old in Mora. [ref]
Deaths 726 to 750 of 797
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