In the year 2004
711 Notable deaths
Antoine Abel
Seychellois writer and poet (1934–2004).
Born November 27th, 1934 in Anse Boileau.
Died October 19th, 2004 at 69 years old in Anse Boileau.
Sergey Averintsev
Russian historian (1937-2004).
Born December 10th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Opilio Rossi
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 14th, 1910 in New York City.
Died February 9th, 2004 at 93 years old in Rome.
Balkrishan Singh
Indian field hockey player.
Born March 10th, 1933 in Patiala.
Died December 31st, 2004 at 71 years old in Patiala.
Fernando Lázaro Carreter
Spanish journalist and linguist (1923-2004).
Born April 13th, 1923 in Zaragoza. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2004 at 80 years old in Madrid (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Hans Schaffner
Swiss politician (1908-2004).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Interlaken.
Died November 26th, 2004 at 95 years old in Bern. [ref]
Helmut Bantz
West german gymnast (1921–2004).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Speyer.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Brauweiler. [ref]
Ott Arder
Estonian poet (1950-2004).
Born February 26th, 1950 in Tallinn.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 54 years old in Kassari (drowning).
Silvana Jachino
Actress (1916–2004).
Born February 2nd, 1916 in Milan.
Died August 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in Morciano di Romagna.
Ramón Gabilondo
Spanish football player/manager (1913-2004).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Eibar.
Died September 16th, 2004 at 91 years old in Madrid.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs