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In the year 2004
710 Notable deaths
Susan Moller Okin
Feminist political philosopher.
Born July 19th, 1946 in Auckland.
Died March 3rd, 2004 at 57 years old in Lincoln.
Jacek Kaczmarski
Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author.
Born March 22nd, 1957 in Warsaw.
Died April 10th, 2004 at 47 years old in Gdańsk (laryngeal cancer).
Robert Bacher
American nuclear physicist.
Born August 31st, 1905 in Loudonville.
Died November 18th, 2004 at 99 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Rudy LaRusso
American basketball player (1937-2004).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Alexandra Ripley
American writer (1934-2004).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Charleston.
Died January 10th, 2004 at 70 years old in Richmond.
Josef Schwammberger
Austrian nazi ss officer, murderer (1912-2004).
Born February 14th, 1912 in Brixen.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 92 years old in Ludwigsburg.
Anthony Steffen
Brazilian actor.
Born July 21st, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2004 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Maxime Rodinson
French historian, sociologist and orientalist (1915–2004).
Born January 26th, 1915 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille.
Robert Merle
French writer.
Born August 28th, 1928 in Tébessa. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2004 at 75 years old in Grosrouvre (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anthony Hecht
American poet (1923–2004).
Born January 16th, 1923 in New York City.
Died October 20th, 2004 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 710
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