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In the year 2004
798 Notable deaths
Salvador Laurel
Vice president of the philippines from 1986 to 1992.
Born November 18th, 1928 in Tanauan.
Died January 27th, 2004 at 75 years old in Atherton (lymphoma).
Ingrid Thulin
Swedish actress (1926-2004).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Sollefteå. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2004 at 74 years old in Stockholm (cancer).
Hank Garland
American musician (1930–2004).
Born November 11th, 1930 in Cowpens.
Died December 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in Orange Park (Staphylococcus aureus). [ref]
Pacita Abad
Painter (1946-2004).
Born October 5th, 1946.
Died December 7th, 2004 at 58 years old in Batan Island (lung cancer).
John Balance
English musician (1962-2004).
Born February 16th, 1962 in Mansfield.
Died November 13th, 2004 at 42 years old in Weston-super-Mare (falling from height). [ref]
Arthur Hailey
British-canadian writer.
Born April 5th, 1920 in Luton.
Died November 24th, 2004 at 84 years old in Nassau (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Carl Off
British singer and actor (1943–2004).
Born August 18th, 1943 in Birmingham.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in Birmingham (esophageal cancer).
Arthur Kane
American musician (1949-2004).
Born February 3rd, 1949 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died July 13th, 2004 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist (1923–2004).
Born October 17th, 1923 in Muskogee.
Died May 6th, 2004 at 80 years old in San Diego (brain cancer).
Hussein al-Houthi
Yemeni zaidi religious leader (1959–2004).
Born August 20th, 1959 in Ar Ruways. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2004 at 45 years old in Saada Governorate. [ref]
Vijay Hazare
Indian cricket player. (1915-2004).
Born March 11th, 1915 in Sangli.
Died December 18th, 2004 at 89 years old in Vadodara (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Keith Miller
Australian sportsman (1919-2004).
Born November 28th, 1919 in Sunshine.
Died October 11th, 2004 at 84 years old in Mornington. [ref]
Victor Argo
American actor (1934–2004).
Born November 5th, 1934 in The Bronx.
Died April 7th, 2004 at 69 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer).
Fred Ebb
American musical theatre composer (1928-2004).
Born April 8th, 1932 in New York City.
Died September 12th, 2004 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Vasili Mitrokhin
Kgb officer (1922–2004).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in Yurasovo.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 81 years old in London.
Jay Van Andel
American businessman (1924–2004).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Grand Rapids.
Died December 7th, 2004 at 80 years old in Ada Township (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Umberto Agnelli
Italian entrepreneur and politician (1934-2004).
Born November 1st, 1934 in Lausanne.
Died May 27th, 2004 at 69 years old in Venaria Reale (lymphoma). [ref]
Ashfaq Ahmad
Pakistani philosopher, novelist (1925-2004).
Born August 22nd, 1925 in Firozpur.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 79 years old in Lahore (gallbladder cancer).
Matthäus Hetzenauer
Austrian sniper (1924–2004).
Born December 23rd, 1924 in Brixen im Thale.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Brixen im Thale.
Virginia Capers
American actress (1925–2004).
Born September 22nd, 1925 in Sumter.
Died May 6th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Anthony Ainley
English actor (1932-2004).
Born August 20th, 1932 in Stanmore.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 71 years old in Harrow (cancer).
Hiram Fong
American politician (1906–2004).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Honolulu.
Died August 18th, 2004 at 97 years old in Kahaluu (kidney failure).
Ernie Ball
American entrepreneur.
Born August 30th, 1930 in Santa Monica.
Died September 9th, 2004 at 74 years old in San Luis Obispo.
Doris Dowling
American actress of film, stage and television (1923–2004).
Born May 15th, 1923 in Detroit.
Died June 18th, 2004 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert Quine
American guitarist (1942–2004).
Born December 30th, 1942 in Akron.
Died May 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 798
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson