In the year 2004
711 Notable deaths
Derek Johnson
British athlete.
Born January 5th, 1933 in Chigwell.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 71 years old (leukemia).
Adolph Verschueren
Belgian cyclist.
Born June 10th, 1922 in Deurne.
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Deurne.
László Lachos
Hungarian footballer (1933-2004).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Balassagyarmat.
Died September 20th, 2004 at 71 years old in Hungary.
Hasse Thomsén
Swedish olympic medalist.
Born February 27th, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died April 26th, 2004 at 62 years old in Kungälv.
Elwira Seroczyńska
Polish long track speed skater and sports administrator (1931-2004).
Born May 1st, 1931 in Vilnius.
Died December 24th, 2004 at 73 years old in London.
Johnny Bent
American ice hockey player (1908-2004).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Eagles Mere.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 95 years old in Lake Forest.
Valentin Nikolayev
Soviet wrestler (1924-2004).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Dolino-Kamianka.
Died October 31st, 2004 at 80 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Masanori Tokita
Japanese association football player.
Born June 24th, 1925 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2004 at 78 years old in Hyogo Prefecture (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Maaja Ranniku
Estonian chess player (1941-2004).
Born March 1st, 1941 in Abja-Paluoja.
Died October 24th, 2004 at 63 years old in Tallinn.
Eduard Sibiryakov
Soviet volleyball player (1941–2004).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Chelyabinsk.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 62 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 661 to 670 of 711
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi