In the year 2004
710 Notable deaths
Boris Trajkovski
President of macedonia (1956-2004).
Born June 25th, 1956 in Monospitovo.
Died February 26th, 2004 at 47 years old in Berkovići (aviation accident).
Thomas Gold
Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004).
Born May 22nd, 1920 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
Alan Bullock
British historian (1914-2004).
Born December 13th, 1914 in Trowbridge.
Died February 2nd, 2004 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Munir Said Thalib
Indonesian activist (1965-2004).
Born December 8th, 1965 in Malang.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 38 years old in Amsterdam (arsenic poisoning).
Acquanetta
United states actor (1921-2004).
Born July 17th, 1921 in Cheyenne.
Died August 16th, 2004 at 83 years old in Ahwatukee (Alzheimer's disease).
Jean Rouch
French film director.
Born May 31st, 1917 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2004 at 86 years old in Birni-N'Konni (traffic collision).
Sikander Bakht
Indian politician.
Born August 24th, 1918 in Delhi.
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 85 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kenneth E. Iverson
Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004).
Born December 17th, 1920 in Camrose.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 83 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Andriyan Nikolayev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born September 5th, 1929 in Shorshely.
Died July 3rd, 2004 at 74 years old in Cheboksary (myocardial infarction).
Richard Hamilton
American actor (1920–2004).
Born December 31st, 1920 in Chicago.
Died December 21st, 2004 at 83 years old in New York.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 710
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche