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In the year 2004
686 Notable deaths
Françoise Sagan
French writer.
Born June 21st, 1935 in Cajarc. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2004 at 69 years old in Équemauville (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Brian Gibson
English film and television director (1944–2004).
Born September 22nd, 1944 in Southend-on-Sea.
Died January 4th, 2004 at 59 years old in London (bone cancer).
Hubert Selby Jr.
American writer.
Born July 23rd, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Raja Ramanna
Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004).
Born January 28th, 1925 in Tumkur. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
President of chechnya (1952-2004).
Born September 12th, 1952 in Vydrikha.
Died February 13th, 2004 at 51 years old in Doha (car bomb).
Julius Harris
Actor.
Born August 17th, 1923 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2004 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Renata Tebaldi
Italian opera singer.
Born February 1st, 1922 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in San Marino (cancer). [ref]
Bruce Palmer
Canadian bassist (1946–2004).
Born September 9th, 1946 in Liverpool.
Died October 1st, 2004 at 58 years old in Belleville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Marner
Actor (1921-2004).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 18th, 2004 at 82 years old in Perth.
Shiing-Shen Chern
Chinese-american mathematician and poet (1911-2004).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Jiaxing.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 93 years old in Tianjin (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 686
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