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In the year 2004
687 Notable deaths
Rodger Ward
American racecar driver.
Born January 10th, 1921 in Beloit.
Died July 5th, 2004 at 83 years old in Anaheim.
Gérard Debreu
French economist and mathematician (1921-2004).
Born July 4th, 1921 in Calais. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2004 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ivan Hlinka
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1950-2004).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Most. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2004 at 54 years old in Karlovy Vary (traffic collision).
Terje Bakken
Norwegian musician.
Born September 3rd, 1978 in Sogndal.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 25 years old in Sogndal (hypothermia).
David Raksin
American composer (1912-2004).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2004 at 92 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Leonel Brizola
Brazilian politician (1922–2004).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Carazinho.
Died June 21st, 2004 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philip Kapleau
American zen buddhist monk.
Born August 12th, 1912 in New Haven.
Died May 6th, 2004 at 91 years old in Rochester.
Zenkō Suzuki
Prime minister of japan (1911-2004).
Born January 11th, 1911 in Yamada.
Died July 19th, 2004 at 93 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Paul Klebnikov
American journalist (1963-2004).
Born June 3rd, 1963 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Johnny Warren
Australian soccer player (1943-2004).
Born May 17th, 1943 in Sydney.
Died November 6th, 2004 at 61 years old in Sydney (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 687
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