In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Russian mathematician (1922–2004).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Kologriv.
Died January 12th, 2004 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Norbert Grupe
German boxer and actor (1940-2004).
Born August 25th, 1940 in Berlin.
Died March 10th, 2004 at 63 years old in Puerto Vallarta (cancer).
Nissim Ezekiel
Indian poet (1924–2004).
Born December 14th, 1924 in Mumbai.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Quorthon
Swedish musician (1966–2004).
Born February 17th, 1966 in Stockholm.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 38 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction).
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).
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).
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 (1912–2004).
Born May 17th, 1912 in Plainfield.
Died May 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Brooksville.
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.
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]
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]
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).
José López Portillo
58th president of mexico.
Born June 16th, 1920 in Mexico City.
Died February 17th, 2004 at 83 years old in Mexico City.
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).
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]
Czesław Miłosz
Polish-american poet and nobel laureate (1911–2004).
Born November 30th, 1911 in Šiauliai, Šeteniai.
Died August 14th, 2004 at 92 years old in Kraków.
Ancel Keys
American nutritionist (1904-2004).
Born January 26th, 1904 in Colorado Springs.
Died November 20th, 2004 at 100 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch track and field athlete (1918–2004).
Born April 26th, 1918 in Baarn.
Died January 25th, 2004 at 85 years old in Hoofddorp.
Janet Frame
New zealand author (1924–2004).
Born August 28th, 1924 in Dunedin.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Dunedin (leukemia).
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).
Werner Goldberg
German soldier and politician (1919–2004).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Berlin.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 84 years old in Berlin.
John McGeoch
Scottish rock guitarist (1955–2004).
Born August 25th, 1955 in Greenock.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 48 years old in London.
Sacha Distel
French musician (1933–2004).
Born January 29th, 1933 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 22nd, 2004 at 71 years old in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (cancer).
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo