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In the year 2004
668 Notable deaths
Stanisław Skalski
Polish fighter ace and general (1915-2004).
Born November 27th, 1915 in Kodyma.
Died November 12th, 2004 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Carmen Laforet
Spanish author (1921-2004).
Born September 6th, 1921 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Majadahonda. [ref]
Bill Pickering
Rocket scientist born in new zealand.
Born December 24th, 1910 in Wellington.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 93 years old in La Cañada Flintridge (pneumonia).
Philip Abelson
Us physicist, editor of the journal science, and director of the carnegie institution of washington's geophysical laboratory.
Born April 27th, 1913 in Tacoma.
Died August 1st, 2004 at 91 years old in Bethesda (respiratory failure).
Maxime Rodinson
French historian, sociologist and orientalist (1915–2004).
Born January 26th, 1915 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Hicham Zerouali
Moroccan footballer (1977-2004).
Born January 17th, 1977 in Rabat.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 27 years old in Rabat (traffic collision).
Sachidananda Routray
Writer from odisha, india.
Born May 13th, 1916 in Khordha district. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2004 at 88 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Anthony Hecht
American poet (1923–2004).
Born January 16th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2004 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Arthur H. Robinson
American geographer.
Born January 5th, 1915 in Montreal. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2004 at 89 years old in Madison. [ref]
Franz König
Austrian catholic cardinal.
Born August 3rd, 1905 in St. Pölten, Rabenstein an der Pielach. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2004 at 98 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 668
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka