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In the year 2004
668 Notable deaths
Sakıp Sabancı
Turkish businessman (1933-2004).
Born April 7th, 1933 in Kayseri. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2004 at 71 years old in Istanbul (kidney cancer).
Beyers Naudé
South african anti-apartheid activist (1915-2004).
Born May 10th, 1915 in Roodepoort.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 89 years old in Johannesburg.
Alexandra Ripley
American writer (1934-2004).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Charleston. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2004 at 70 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Rudy LaRusso
American basketball player (1937-2004).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva
Brazilian footballer (1974-2004).
Born October 19th, 1974 in Vitória.
Died October 27th, 2004 at 30 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdul Rahman Munif
Saudi writer (1933-2004).
Died December 24th, 2004 at 71 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Robert Merle
French writer.
Born August 28th, 1928 in Tébessa. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2004 at 75 years old in Grosrouvre (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anthony Steffen
Brazilian actor.
Born July 21st, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2004 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Jean Lefebvre
French actor (1919-2004).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Valenciennes.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 84 years old in Marrakesh (myocardial infarction).
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).
Deaths 311 to 320 of 668
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson