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In the year 2004
710 Notable deaths
Beyers Naudé
South african anti-apartheid activist (1915-2004).
Born May 10th, 1915 in Roodepoort.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 89 years old in Johannesburg.
Sakıp Sabancı
Turkish businessman (1933-2004).
Born April 7th, 1933 in Kayseri. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2004 at 71 years old in Istanbul (kidney cancer).
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Opera singer (1929-2004).
Born September 13th, 1929 in Velingrad.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 74 years old in Modena.
John Vane
English pharmacologist (1927-2004).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Tardebigge, Wythall.
Died November 19th, 2004 at 77 years old in Princess Royal University Hospital. [ref]
Claude Nougaro
French singer and poet (1929-2004).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Toulouse.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Ludmilla Tchérina
French artist (1924-2004).
Born October 10th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004).
Born September 26th, 1942 in Rio Grande Valley.
Died May 15th, 2004 at 61 years old in Santa Cruz (diabetes).
Shirley Strickland
Australian hurdler and sprinter.
Born July 18th, 1925 in Northam.
Died February 11th, 2004 at 78 years old in Perth (myocardial infarction, stroke).
John Toland
American writer (1912-2004).
Born June 29th, 1912 in La Crosse. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2004 at 91 years old in Danbury (pneumonia). [ref]
Gordon Ingram
American firearm inventor and businessperson.
Born December 30th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died November 4th, 2004 at 79 years old
Deaths 321 to 330 of 710
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius