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In the year 2004
641 Notable deaths
Stieg Larsson
Swedish author.
Born August 15th, 1954 in Skelleftehamn. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2004 at 50 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tony Randall
American actor.
Born February 26th, 1920 in Tulsa.
Died May 17th, 2004 at 84 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Yash Johar
Indian bollywood film producer.
Born September 6th, 1929 in Amritsar.
Died June 26th, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Gordon Cooper
American astronaut (1927-2004).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Shawnee.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 77 years old in Ventura (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Johnny Ramone
American guitarist and songwriter (1948-2004).
Born October 8th, 1948 in Long Island. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2004 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Wife of prince henry, duke of gloucester.
Born December 25th, 1901 in Montagu House, Whitehall.
Died October 29th, 2004 at 102 years old in Kensington Palace (stroke). [ref]
Juliana of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1948 to 1980 (1909-2004).
Born April 30th, 1909 in The Hague.
Died March 20th, 2004 at 94 years old in Baarn (pneumonia). [ref]
Howard Keel
American actor and singer (1919-2004).
Born April 13th, 1919 in Gillespie. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2004 at 85 years old in Palm Desert (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of dna.
Born June 8th, 1916 in Northampton. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2004 at 88 years old in La Jolla (colorectal cancer). [ref]
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Indian carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004).
Born September 16th, 1916 in Madurai.
Died December 11th, 2004 at 88 years old in Chennai. [ref]
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