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In the year 2004
687 Notable deaths
Abdul Rahman Munif
Saudi writer (1933-2004).
Died December 24th, 2004 at 71 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Jeff Morris
American actor (1934–2004).
Born September 20th, 1934 in St. Joseph.
Died July 12th, 2004 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Tom Wesselmann
American artist (1931-2004).
Born February 23rd, 1931 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2004 at 73 years old in New York City (surgical complications). [ref]
René Laloux
Animator, film director, screenwriter (1929-2004).
Born July 13th, 1929 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 74 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Sweezy
American economist.
Born April 10th, 1910 in New York City.
Died February 27th, 2004 at 93 years old in New York City.
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).
Lennart Bernadotte
Swedish prince.
Born May 8th, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died December 21st, 2004 at 95 years old in Mainau. [ref]
Boris Trajkovski
President of macedonia (1956-2004).
Born June 25th, 1956 in Monospitovo.
Died February 26th, 2004 at 47 years old in Berkovići (aviation accident).
Thomas Gold
Austrian astrophysicist (1920-2004).
Born May 22nd, 1920 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
Alan Bullock
British historian (1914-2004).
Born December 13th, 1914 in Trowbridge.
Died February 2nd, 2004 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 687
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner