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In the year 2004
709 Notable deaths
Brenda Fassie
South african pop singer (1964-2004).
Born November 3rd, 1964 in Langa.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 39 years old in Johannesburg (asthma, drug overdose, death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Prince Bernhard, Prince Consort of the Netherlands
Spouse of queen juliana of the netherlands, prince-consort of the netherlands (1911-2004).
Born June 29th, 1911 in Jena. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2004 at 93 years old in University Medical Center Utrecht (lung cancer). [ref]
Emlyn Hughes
English footballer.
Born August 28th, 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died November 9th, 2004 at 57 years old in Sheffield (brain cancer). [ref]
Richard Avedon
American photographer.
Born May 15th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2004 at 81 years old in San Antonio (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Nick Berg
American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in iraq.
Born April 2nd, 1978 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 2004 at 26 years old in Iraq (decapitation).
Anna Lee
British actress (1913-2004).
Born January 2nd, 1913 in Kent.
Died May 14th, 2004 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
Uta Hagen
German-born american actress and drama teacher (1919-2004).
Born June 12th, 1919 in Göttingen.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke).
Iris Chang
American historian (1968–2004).
Born March 28th, 1968 in Princeton. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2004 at 36 years old in Los Gatos (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Helmut Newton
German-australian photographer (1920–2004).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Evelyn Mase
South african nurse and first wife of nelson mandela (1922-2004).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Transkei. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Soweto. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 709
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