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In the year 2004
687 Notable deaths
Alicia Markova
British ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet (1910-2004).
Born December 1st, 1910 in London.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 94 years old in Bath (stroke). [ref]
James Stillman Rockefeller
Member of the rockefeller family and american rower (1902-2004).
Born June 8th, 1902 in Manhattan.
Died August 10th, 2004 at 102 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Abdul Reza Pahlavi
Iranian imperial (1924–2004).
Born October 1st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died May 11th, 2004 at 79 years old in Florida.
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician (1934–2004).
Born July 23rd, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2004 at 69 years old in Boston (cancer).
Jacques Benveniste
French immunologist and physician.
Born March 12th, 1935 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
John Pople
Nobel prize winning british chemist (1925-2004).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Burnham-on-Sea.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer).
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Japanese manga artist (1934-2004).
Born June 18th, 1934 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2004 at 69 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Serge Reggiani
French singer and actor (1922-2004).
Born May 2nd, 1922 in Reggio Emilia. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 82 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julius Axelrod
American biochemist.
Born May 30th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Herbert C. Brown
American chemist.
Born May 22nd, 1912 in London.
Died December 19th, 2004 at 92 years old in West Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 687
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