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In the year 2004
641 Notable deaths
David Dellinger
American activist.
Born August 22nd, 1915 in Wakefield.
Died May 25th, 2004 at 88 years old in Montpelier.
Carlos Castaño
Colombian paramilitary (1965-2004).
Born May 16th, 1965 in Amalfi.
Died April 16th, 2004 at 38 years old in San Pedro de Urabá.
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (1916-2004).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Joliet. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2004 at 85 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Henri Cartier-Bresson
French photographer.
Born August 22nd, 1908 in Chanteloup-en-Brie. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2004 at 95 years old in Montjustin. [ref]
Robert Pastorelli
American actor.
Born June 21st, 1954 in New Brunswick.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 49 years old in Hollywood Hills (drug overdose).
Skeeter Davis
American singer-songwriter (1931-2004).
Born December 30th, 1931 in Dry Ridge.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 72 years old in Nashville (breast cancer).
Mehmood Ali
Indian actor.
Born September 29th, 1932 in Mumbai.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 71 years old in Pennsylvania (respiratory disease).
Theo van Gogh
Dutch film director, writer and satirist.
Born July 23rd, 1957 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 47 years old in Amsterdam (ballistic trauma, stab wound). [ref]
Suraiya
Indian actress and singer.
Born June 15th, 1929 in Gujranwala.
Died January 31st, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Russ Meyer
American film director and photographer (1922-2004).
Born March 21st, 1922 in Oakland. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2004 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
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