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In the year 2004
797 Notable deaths
Gábor Török
Association football player (1936-2004).
Born May 30th, 1936 in Alsónémedi.
Died January 4th, 2004 at 67 years old
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza
Italian politician (1920-2004).
Born April 19th, 1920 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 2004 at 84 years old in Rome.
Bengt Fahlqvist
Olympic wrestler (1922–2004).
Born April 15th, 1922 in Helgesta socken.
Died March 7th, 2004 at 81 years old in Flen Municipality.
Lauri Silvennoinen
Finnish cross-country skier (1916–2004).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Kesälahti.
Died December 24th, 2004 at 88 years old in Lahti.
Tadeusz Dembończyk
Polish weightlifter.
Born December 23rd, 1955 in Tarnowskie Góry.
Died February 11th, 2004 at 48 years old in Tarnowskie Góry.
Jaap Kraaier
Canoe racer (1913–2004).
Born November 28th, 1913 in Zaandam.
Died January 7th, 2004 at 90 years old
Klavdiya Tochonova
Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
Born November 16th, 1921 in Tver.
Died May 30th, 2004 at 82 years old
Mario Curletto
Fencer (1935–2004).
Born September 13th, 1935 in Livorno.
Died December 22nd, 2004 at 69 years old in Livorno.
David Brown
American rower.
Born May 16th, 1928 in Walnut Creek.
Died August 14th, 2004 at 76 years old in Talent.
Eilert Dahl
Norwegian nordic combined skier.
Born September 15th, 1919 in Spydeberg.
Died November 3rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Hønefoss.
Harald Kråkenes
Norwegian rower (1926–2004).
Died November 14th, 2004 at 78 years old in Voss Municipality.
Július Toček
Czechoslovak rower (1939–2004).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Margecany. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2004 at 65 years old in Winterthur.
Fana Kochovska
Macedonian communist, fighter and national hero.
Born July 27th, 1927 in Lavci.
Died April 17th, 2004 at 76 years old in Skopje.
Edkhyam Tenishev
Russian linguist (1921-2004).
Born April 25th, 1921 in Penza.
Died July 11th, 2004 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Sigfrido Fontanelli
Italian bicycle racer (1947-2004).
Born October 1st, 1947 in Montelupo Fiorentino.
Died February 20th, 2004 at 56 years old in Lastra a Signa.
Talaat Khanlarov
Azerbaijani and soviet architect (1927–2004).
Born August 26th, 1927 in Baku.
Died April 14th, 2004 at 76 years old in Baku.
György Vízvári
Hungarian water polo player (1928–2004).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died July 30th, 2004 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Hripsime Djanpoladian
Russian armenian archaeologist.
Born August 26th, 1918 in First Republic of Armenia.
Died August 25th, 2004 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
George Baird
Athletics competitor (1907–2004).
Born March 5th, 1907 in Grand Island.
Died September 4th, 2004 at 97 years old in Rhinebeck.
John Meyrick
British agriculturalist and rower (1926-2004).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Towcester.
Died February 6th, 2004 at 77 years old in Pembroke.
Viktor Zubarev
Kazakhstani footballer (1973-2004).
Born April 10th, 1973 in Aksu.
Died October 18th, 2004 at 31 years old in Omsk.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris