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In the year 2004
665 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 (1920–2004).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
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).
Megumi Yokota
Kidnapped japanese child (1964-).
Born October 5th, 1964 in Holy Spirit Hospital.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 40 years old in North Korea. [ref]
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).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 665
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