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In the year 2004
641 Notable deaths
Emlyn Hughes
English footballer.
Born August 28th, 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died November 9th, 2004 at 57 years old in Sheffield (brain cancer). [ref]
Evelyn Mase
South african nurse and first wife of nelson mandela (1922-2004).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Transkei. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Soweto. [ref]
John Randolph
American actor (1915-2004).
Born June 1st, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2004 at 88 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Helmut Newton
German-australian photographer.
Born October 31st, 1920 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Prince Bernhard, Prince Consort of the Netherlands
Spouse of queen juliana of the netherlands, prince-consort of the netherlands (1911-2004).
Born June 29th, 1911 in Jena. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2004 at 93 years old in University Medical Center Utrecht (lung cancer). [ref]
Uta Hagen
German-born american actress and drama teacher (1919-2004).
Born June 12th, 1919 in Göttingen.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke).
Anna Lee
British-born american actress (1913-2004).
Born January 2nd, 1913 in Kent. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2004 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
John Charles
Welsh association football player (1931-2004).
Born December 27th, 1931 in Cwmbwrla.
Died February 21st, 2004 at 72 years old in Wakefield (myocardial infarction).
Carl Anderson
American singer, film and theatre actor (1945-2004).
Born February 27th, 1945 in Lynchburg. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2004 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 641
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