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In the year 2004
668 Notable deaths
Heinrich Mark
Estonian politician and lawyer (1911–2004).
Born October 1st, 1911 in Krootuse.
Died August 23rd, 2004 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Christl Cranz
Alpine skier.
Born July 1st, 1914 in City of Brussels.
Died September 28th, 2004 at 90 years old in Steibis.
Yasutomi Nishizuka
Japanese biologist (1932-2004).
Born July 12th, 1932 in Ashiya.
Died November 4th, 2004 at 72 years old
Albéric Schotte
Belgian cyclist (1919-2004).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kanegem.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 84 years old in Kortrijk.
Helmut Rix
German linguist.
Born July 4th, 1926 in Amberg.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Colmar (traffic collision). [ref]
Larisa Bogoraz
Soviet dissident.
Born August 8th, 1929 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2004 at 74 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Germano de Figueiredo
Portuguese footballer (1932-2004).
Born December 23rd, 1932 in Alcântara.
Died July 14th, 2004 at 71 years old in Linda-a-Velha.
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Swedish jewelry designer (1927–2004).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Malmö.
Died July 3rd, 2004 at 76 years old in Copenhagen (leukemia).
Eddie Hopkinson
English footballer (1935-2004).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Wheatley Hill.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 68 years old
Lennox Miller
Athletics competitor, sprinter (1946–2004).
Born October 8th, 1946 in Kingston. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2004 at 58 years old in Pasadena (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 668
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche