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In the year 2004
668 Notable deaths
Fathi Arafat
Palestinian physician (1933–2004).
Born January 11th, 1933 in Cairo.
Died December 1st, 2004 at 71 years old in Cairo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Miriam Lichtheim
Israeli egyptologist (1914-2004).
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Istanbul.
Died March 27th, 2004 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Helena Růžičková
Czech actress and comedian (1936-2004).
Born June 13th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2004 at 67 years old in Plzeň (stomach cancer). [ref]
Harold Bernard St. John
Prime minister of barbados (1931-2004).
Born August 16th, 1931 in Christ Church.
Died February 29th, 2004 at 72 years old in Barbados (cancer).
Delfín Benítez Cáceres
Paraguayan footballer (1910-2004).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Asunción.
Died January 8th, 2004 at 93 years old in Caracas.
Gennadi Strekalov
Soviet and russian cosmonaut and ashoka chakra recipient (1940–2004).
Born October 26th, 1940 in Mytishchi. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2004 at 64 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Janet Akyüz Mattei
Turkish astronomer.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Bodrum.
Died March 22nd, 2004 at 61 years old in Boston (leukemia).
Walter Feit
Austrian-american mathematician (1930-2004).
Born October 26th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died July 29th, 2004 at 73 years old in Branford.
Sara Lidman
Swedish writer.
Born December 30th, 1923 in Missenträsk. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2004 at 80 years old in Umeå. [ref]
Rangel Gerovski
Olympic wrestler.
Born January 15th, 1959 in Karlovo.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 45 years old in Sofia.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 668
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