In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
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]
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Swiss-american psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Zurich.
Died August 24th, 2004 at 78 years old in Scottsdale.
Yang Xinhai
Chinese serial killer (1968–2004).
Born July 17th, 1968 in Zhengyang County.
Died February 14th, 2004 at 35 years old in Luohe (capital punishment in China).
Elmer Bernstein
American composer and conductor (1922-2004).
Born April 4th, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in Ojai (cancer).
John Randolph
American actor (1915–2004).
Born June 1st, 1915 in New York City.
Died February 24th, 2004 at 88 years old in Hollywood.
Brenda Fassie
South african pop singer (1964-2004).
Born November 3rd, 1964 in Langa.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 39 years old in Johannesburg (asthma, drug overdose, death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Noble Willingham
American actor (1931–2004).
Born August 31st, 1931 in Mineola.
Died January 17th, 2004 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Husband of queen juliana of the netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the netherlands (1911-2004).
Died December 1st, 2004 at 93 years old in University Medical Center Utrecht (lung cancer). [ref]
Emlyn Hughes
English association football player (1947–2004).
Born August 28th, 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died November 9th, 2004 at 57 years old in Sheffield (brain cancer). [ref]
Iris Chang
Chinese-american journalist and author of historical books (1968–2004).
Born March 28th, 1968 in Princeton.
Died November 11th, 2004 at 36 years old in Los Gatos (gunshot wound). [ref]
Anna Lee
British actress (1913-2004).
Born January 2nd, 1913 in Kent.
Died May 14th, 2004 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
Richard Avedon
American photographer (1923–2004).
Born May 15th, 1923 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2004 at 81 years old in San Antonio (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Uta Hagen
German-born american actress and drama teacher (1919–2004).
Born June 12th, 1919 in Göttingen.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke).
Helmut Newton
German-australian photographer (1920–2004).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Nick Berg
American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in iraq.
Born April 2nd, 1978 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 2004 at 26 years old in Iraq (decapitation).
Big Boss Man
American professional wrestler (1963-2004).
Born May 2nd, 1963 in Marietta.
Died September 22nd, 2004 at 41 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction).
John Charles
Welsh association football player (1931-2004).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Cwmbwrla.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 72 years old in Wakefield (myocardial infarction).
Evelyn Mase
South african nurse and first wife of nelson mandela (1922-2004).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Transkei. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Soweto. [ref]
Carl Anderson
American singer, film and theatre actor (1945–2004).
Born February 27th, 1945 in Lynchburg.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Red Adair
Firefighter (1915–2004).
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
Ron O'Neal
American actor (1937-2004).
Born September 1st, 1937 in Utica. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Frances Dee
American actress (1909–2004).
Born November 26th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died March 6th, 2004 at 94 years old in Norwalk (stroke).
Jan Sterling
American actress (1921–2004).
Born April 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 2004 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke, diabetes).
Alan King
American comedian and actor (1927–2004).
Born December 26th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 76 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
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Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry