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In the year 2004
641 Notable deaths
Joseph Leo Doob
American mathematician.
Born February 27th, 1910 in Cincinnati.
Died June 7th, 2004 at 94 years old in Urbana.
András Toma
Hungarian soldier (1925-2004).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Újfehértó.
Died March 30th, 2004 at 78 years old in Nyíregyháza.
John Vane
English pharmacologist (1927-2004).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Tardebigge, Wythall.
Died November 19th, 2004 at 77 years old in Princess Royal University Hospital. [ref]
Susan Moller Okin
Feminist political philosopher.
Born July 19th, 1946 in Auckland.
Died March 3rd, 2004 at 57 years old in Lincoln.
Jacek Kaczmarski
Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author.
Born March 22nd, 1957 in Warsaw.
Died April 10th, 2004 at 47 years old in Gdańsk (laryngeal cancer).
Albert Paulsen
American film and television actor (1925-2004).
Born December 13th, 1925 in Guayaquil.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Pierre Koenig
American architect.
Born October 17th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Shirley Strickland
Australian hurdler and sprinter.
Born July 18th, 1925 in Northam.
Died February 11th, 2004 at 78 years old in Perth (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Ritsuko Okazaki
Japanese singer (1959-2004).
Born December 29th, 1959 in Hashima Island. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2004 at 44 years old in Tokyo (sepsis).
Ludmilla Tchérina
French artist (1924-2004).
Born October 10th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2004 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene