In the year 2004
728 Notable deaths
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).
Nafisa Joseph
Indian model, television personality (1978–2004).
Born March 28th, 1978 in Bengaluru.
Died July 29th, 2004 at 26 years old in Mumbai (hanging to death).
Quorthon
Swedish musician (1966–2004).
Born February 17th, 1966 in Stockholm.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 38 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction).
Norbert Grupe
German boxer and actor (1940-2004).
Born August 25th, 1940 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2004 at 63 years old in Puerto Vallarta (cancer). [ref]
Alistair Cooke
British journalist and broadcaster (1908-2004).
Born November 20th, 1908 in Salford.
Died March 30th, 2004 at 95 years old in New York City (lung cancer, bone cancer).
Archibald Cox
American prosecutor.
Born May 12th, 1912 in Plainfield.
Died May 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Brooksville.
Prince Egon von Fürstenberg
Socialite, banker, fashion and interior designer (1946-2004).
Born June 29th, 1946 in Lausanne.
Died June 11th, 2004 at 57 years old in Rome (liver cancer).
Virginia Grey
American actress (1917–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died July 31st, 2004 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Sławomir Rawicz
Polish -british author, supposed escaped gulag prisoner.
Born September 1st, 1915 in Pinsk.
Died April 5th, 2004 at 88 years old in Nottingham. [ref]
Angus Ogilvy
British businessman (1928-2004).
Born September 14th, 1928 in London.
Died December 26th, 2004 at 76 years old in London (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Joe Viterelli
American actor (1937–2004).
Born March 10th, 1937 in The Bronx.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 66 years old in Las Vegas.
Megumi Yokota
Kidnapped japanese child (1964-).
Born October 5th, 1964 in Holy Spirit Hospital.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 40 years old in North Korea. [ref]
Elvin Jones
American jazz drummer (1927–2004).
Born September 9th, 1927 in Pontiac.
Died May 18th, 2004 at 76 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Laurance Rockefeller
American businessman, conservationist, financier, philanthropist (1910-2004).
Born May 26th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 2004 at 94 years old in New York City (respiratory failure).
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1948 london olympics.
Born April 26th, 1918 in Baarn.
Died January 25th, 2004 at 85 years old in Hoofddorp.
José López Portillo
President of mexico from 1976 to 1982.
Born June 16th, 1920 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2004 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Maurice Wilkins
New zealand-born english physicist and biologist.
Born December 15th, 1916 in Pongaroa.
Died October 5th, 2004 at 87 years old in Blackheath. [ref]
Janet Frame
New zealand author.
Born August 28th, 1924 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Dunedin (leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Ron Williamson
American baseball player (1953-2004).
Born February 3rd, 1953 in Ada.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 51 years old in Tulsa (liver cirrhosis).
Ancel Keys
American nutritionist (1904-2004).
Born January 26th, 1904 in Colorado Springs.
Died November 20th, 2004 at 100 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Czesław Miłosz
Polish-american poet and nobel laureate (1911–2004).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Šeteniai, Šiauliai.
Died August 14th, 2004 at 92 years old in Kraków.
Werner Goldberg
German soldier and politician (1919-2004).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Berlin.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Balamani Amma
Indian writer and poet.
Born July 19th, 1909 in Punnayurkulam.
Died September 29th, 2004 at 95 years old in Kochi (Alzheimer's disease).
Leonid Telyatnikov
Ukrainian firefighter (1951–2004).
Born January 25th, 1951.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
John McGeoch
Scottish rock guitarist.
Born August 25th, 1955 in Greenock.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 48 years old in London.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan