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In the year 2004
668 Notable deaths
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 (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 16th, 1936 in Elda. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2004 at 67 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Norman Cantor
Canadian historian (1929-2004).
Born November 19th, 1929 in Winnipeg.
Died September 18th, 2004 at 74 years old in Miami.
Claude Nougaro
French singer and poet (1929-2004).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Toulouse.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
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.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 74 years old in Modena.
Dattopant Thengadi
Indian politician (1920–2004).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Wardha district.
Died October 14th, 2004 at 83 years old in Pune.
George Yardley
American basketball player (1928–2004).
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Hollywood.
Died August 13th, 2004 at 75 years old in Newport Beach (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Joseph Leo Doob
American mathematician.
Born February 27th, 1910 in Cincinnati.
Died June 7th, 2004 at 94 years old in Urbana.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 668
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran