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In the year 2004
667 Notable deaths
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
French singer (1956-2004).
Born December 16th, 1956 in Paris.
Died April 20th, 2004 at 47 years old in Saint-Florent (cancer).
Robert Merrill
Opera singer.
Born June 4th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2004 at 87 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Thom Gunn
English poet (1929-2004).
Born August 29th, 1929 in Gravesend. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2004 at 74 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Jesús Gil
Spanish politician (1933-2004).
Born March 12th, 1933 in El Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma.
Died May 14th, 2004 at 71 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Helmut Griem
German actor and theatre director (1932-2004).
Born April 6th, 1932 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2004 at 72 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Cotton Fitzsimmons
American basketball coach (1931–2004).
Born October 7th, 1931 in Hannibal.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 72 years old in Phoenix (lung cancer).
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004).
Born November 10th, 1916 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 22nd, 2004 at 87 years old in San Juan Capistrano (myocardial infarction).
Czesław Niemen
Polish rock musician (1939-2004).
Born February 16th, 1939 in Staryja Vasiliški.
Died January 17th, 2004 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Jean Rouch
French film director.
Born May 31st, 1917 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2004 at 86 years old in Birni-N'Konni (traffic collision).
Munir Said Thalib
Indonesian activist (1965-2004).
Born December 8th, 1965 in Malang.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 38 years old in Amsterdam (arsenic poisoning).
Deaths 191 to 200 of 667
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