In the year 2004
710 Notable deaths
John Pople
Nobel prize winning british chemist (1925-2004).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Burnham-on-Sea.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer).
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Japanese manga artist (1934-2004).
Born June 18th, 1934 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2004 at 69 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Serge Reggiani
French singer and actor (1922-2004).
Born May 2nd, 1922 in Reggio Emilia. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julius Axelrod
American biochemist.
Born May 30th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Herbert C. Brown
American chemist.
Born May 22nd, 1912 in London.
Died December 19th, 2004 at 92 years old in West Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rodger Ward
American racecar driver.
Born January 10th, 1921 in Beloit.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in Anaheim.
Gérard Debreu
French economist and mathematician (1921-2004).
Born July 4th, 1921 in Calais. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2004 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ivan Hlinka
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1950-2004).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Most. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2004 at 54 years old in Karlovy Vary (traffic collision).
Terje Bakken
Norwegian musician.
Born September 3rd, 1978 in Sogndal.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 25 years old in Sogndal (hypothermia).
David Raksin
American composer (1912-2004).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2004 at 92 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 710
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