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In the year 2004
686 Notable deaths
Carl Anderson
American singer, film and theatre actor (1945-2004).
Born February 27th, 1945 in Lynchburg. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Red Adair
Firefighter.
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Russian mathematician.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Kologriv.
Died January 12th, 2004 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Big Boss Man
American professional wrestler (1963-2004).
Born May 2nd, 1963 in Marietta.
Died September 22nd, 2004 at 41 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction).
Frances Dee
American actress (1909–2004).
Born November 26th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died March 6th, 2004 at 94 years old in Norwalk (stroke).
Jan Sterling
American actress (1921-2004).
Born April 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 2004 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke, diabetes). [ref]
Nissim Ezekiel
Indian poet (1924–2004).
Born December 14th, 1924 in Mumbai.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Alan King
American comedian and actor (1927–2004).
Born December 26th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 76 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Nafisa Joseph
Model, television personality.
Born March 28th, 1978 in Bengaluru.
Died July 29th, 2004 at 26 years old in Mumbai (hanging).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 686
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson