In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
Balamani Amma
Indian writer and poet (1909–2004).
Born July 19th, 1909 in Punnayurkulam.
Died September 29th, 2004 at 95 years old in Kochi (Alzheimer's disease).
Charles Sweeney
United states general.
Born December 27th, 1919 in Lowell. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2004 at 84 years old in Boston. [ref]
Leonid Telyatnikov
Ukrainian firefighter (1951–2004).
Born January 25th, 1951.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
John Edward Mack
American psychiatrist (1929–2004).
Born October 4th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died September 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in London (struck by vehicle).
Joseph Beyrle
American soldier (1923-2004).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Muskegon.
Died December 12th, 2004 at 81 years old in Toccoa (myocardial infarction).
Agnes Martin
American painter (1912–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Macklin. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2004 at 92 years old in Taos. [ref]
Richard Ney
American actor (1916-2004).
Born November 12th, 1916 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2004 at 87 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Vijay Anand
Film director, actor (1934–2004).
Born January 22nd, 1934 in Shakargarh Tehsil.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 70 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Richard Biggs
American actor (1960-2004).
Born March 18th, 1960 in Columbus.
Died May 22nd, 2004 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (aortic dissection).
Françoise Sagan
French writer (1935-2004).
Born June 21st, 1935 in Cajarc.
Died September 24th, 2004 at 69 years old in Équemauville (pulmonary embolism).
Hubert Selby Jr.
American writer (1928–2004).
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism).
Raja Ramanna
Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004).
Born January 28th, 1925 in Tumkur. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi
Palestinian political leader (1947–2004).
Born October 23rd, 1947 in Yibna.
Died April 17th, 2004 at 56 years old in Gaza City.
Judy Campbell
English actress (1916–2004).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Grantham.
Died June 6th, 2004 at 88 years old in London (disease).
Bill Nicholson
English footballer and manager (1919-2004).
Born January 26th, 1919 in Scarborough.
Died October 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Brian Gibson
English film and television director (1944–2004).
Born September 22nd, 1944 in Southend-on-Sea.
Died January 4th, 2004 at 59 years old in London (bone cancer).
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
President of chechnya (1952-2004).
Born September 12th, 1952 in Vydrikha.
Died February 13th, 2004 at 51 years old in Doha (car bomb).
Renata Tebaldi
Italian opera singer.
Born February 1st, 1922 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in San Marino (cancer). [ref]
Eddie Adams
American photographer (1933–2004).
Born June 12th, 1933 in New Kensington.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 71 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Julius Harris
Actor (1923–2004).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Philadelphia.
Died October 17th, 2004 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bruce Palmer
Canadian bassist (1946–2004).
Born September 9th, 1946.
Died October 1st, 2004 at 58 years old in Belleville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shiing-Shen Chern
Chinese-american mathematician and poet (1911-2004).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Jiaxing.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 93 years old in Tianjin (heart failure). [ref]
Jason Raize
American actor and singer (1975–2004).
Born July 20th, 1975 in Oneonta.
Died February 3rd, 2004 at 28 years old in Yass (hanging to death).
Pierre Salinger
American senator and journalist (1925–2004).
Born June 14th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died October 16th, 2004 at 79 years old in Cavaillon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Marner
British actor (1921–2004).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 18th, 2004 at 82 years old in Perth.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 798
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen