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In the year 2004

641 Notable deaths

Frances Rafferty

American actress (1922-2004).

Born June 16th, 1922 in Sioux City.

Died April 18th, 2004 at 81 years old in Paso Robles.

Luis E. Miramontes

Mexican chemist.

Born March 16th, 1925 in Tepic, Nayarit.

Died September 13th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mexico City.

Marika Rökk

Hungarian-born actress, singer, dancer (1913-2004).

Born November 3rd, 1913 in Cairo.

Died May 16th, 2004 at 90 years old in Baden bei Wien (myocardial infarction).

Louie B. Nunn

Kentucky governor (1924-2004).

Born March 8th, 1924 in Barren County.

Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Versailles (myocardial infarction).

Antonio Gades

Spanish dancer (1936-2004).

Born November 14th, 1936 in Elda.

Died July 20th, 2004 at 67 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]

Claude Nougaro

French recording artist; musician, singer, poet, songwriter (1929-2004).

Born September 9th, 1929 in Toulouse. [ref]

Died March 4th, 2004 at 74 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Shobha Gurtu

Indian singer (1925-2004).

Born February 8th, 1925 in Belgaum.

Died September 27th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai. [ref]

Nicolai Ghiaurov

Opera singer (1929-2004).

Born September 13th, 1929 in Velingrad. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2004 at 74 years old in Modena. [ref]

Dattopant Thengadi

Indian politician.

Born November 10th, 1920 in Wardha district.

Died October 14th, 2004 at 83 years old in Pune.

George Yardley

American basketball player.

Born November 3rd, 1928 in Hollywood.

Died August 13th, 2004 at 75 years old in Newport Beach (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Deaths 281 to 290 of 641

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