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In the year 2004
641 Notable deaths
Fernando Poe
Filipino actor, director and politician (1939-2004).
Born August 20th, 1939 in Manila.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Quezon City (stroke). [ref]
Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).
Died January 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Nick Berg
American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in iraq.
Born April 2nd, 1978 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 2004 at 26 years old in Iraq (decapitation).
Richard Avedon
American photographer.
Born May 15th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2004 at 81 years old in San Antonio (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Elmer Bernstein
American composer and conductor (1922-2004).
Born April 4th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in Ojai (cancer).
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Swiss-american psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004).
Born July 7th, 1926 in Zürich. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2004 at 78 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Spalding Gray
Actor, dramatist, playwright, screenwriter (1941-2004).
Born June 5th, 1941 in Providence. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2004 at 62 years old in New York City (drowning).
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004).
Born September 26th, 1942 in Rio Grande Valley. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2004 at 61 years old in Santa Cruz (diabetes). [ref]
Brenda Fassie
South african pop singer (1964-2004).
Born November 3rd, 1964 in Langa.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 39 years old in Johannesburg (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Noble Willingham
American actor (1931-2004).
Born August 31st, 1931 in Mineola. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2004 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 641
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine