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List of notable deaths in a month
The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2004 .
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
July 2004
1
Peter Barnes , 73, British screenwriter and playwright, stroke.
[1]
Marlon Brando , 80, American actor (
The Godfather ,
On the Waterfront ,
A Streetcar Named Desire ),
Oscar winner (
1954 ,
1973 ), pulmonary fibrosis.
[2]
Ettore Cella , 90, Swiss actor and film director.
Sir Richard May , 65, British former presiding judge,
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia .
2
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen , 84, Portuguese writer and poet.
Jeillo Edwards , 61, Sierra Leonean actress, first black actor to appear on "
The Bill " .
[3]
Sir John Kay , 60, British jurist,
Lord Justice of Appeal .
Sir Jan Lewando , 90, British businessman.
James MacKay , 85, American politician (
U.S. Representative for
Georgia's 4th congressional district from 1965 to 1967).
[4]
John Cullen Murphy , 85, American comic strip artist (
Prince Valiant ).
[5]
Gareth Payne , 68, Welsh rugby union international player.
Sky Beauty , 14, American thoroughbred.
Ponkunnam Varkey , 94, Indian writer and activist.
Mochtar Lubis , 82, Indonesian journalist and writer.
3
John Barron , 83, English actor.
Lionel van Brabant , 77, Belgian Olympic cyclist.
Michael Curtis , 84, British newspaper editor and executive.
[6]
Freddy de Vree , 64, Belgian poet and literary critic.
[7]
Jimmy Mack , 70, Scottish radio personality.
[8]
James Marshall Sprouse , 80, American federal judge (
Senior Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ).
[9]
Andrian Nikolayev , 74, Russian cosmonaut.
4
5
Robert Burchfield , 81, English lexicographer, Oxford English Dictionary editor.
[11]
Jim Paschal , 77, American NASCAR driver.
Andy Sabados , 87, American professional football player (
The Citadel ,
Chicago Cardinals ).
[12]
Hugh Shearer , 81, Jamaican politician and trade unionist, former
Prime Minister of Jamaica .
John Stozich , 77, American politician.
Rodger Ward , 83, American racecar driver, two-time
Indianapolis 500 champion.
6
Peter Birks , 62, British academic lawyer.
Peter Brayshay , 87, English cricketer.
Eric Douglas , 46, American actor and comedian, youngest son of
Kirk Douglas .
Thomas Klestil , 71, Austrian diplomat and politician, Federal President of Austria, heart failure.
Pavel Lisitsian , 92, Russian opera singer.
Jimmie F. Skaggs , 59, American film actor (
Catch Me If You Can ,
Lethal Weapon ,
Cutthroat Island ).
[13]
Syreeta Wright , 57, American singer and songwriter, ex-wife of
Stevie Wonder .
7
8
9
Carlo Di Palma , 79, Italian cinematographer (
Blowup ,
Hannah and Her Sisters ,
Bullets over Broadway ).
Ersel Hickey , 70, American rockabilly singer.
Paul Klebnikov , 41, American journalist and historian, editor of
Forbes magazine's Russian edition, murdered.
Rudy LaRusso , 66, American basketball player, five-time National Basketball Association All-Star.
Jean Lefebvre , 84, French actor.
Tony Lupien , 87, American baseball player (
Boston Red Sox ,
Philadelphia Phillies ,
Chicago White Sox ).
[16]
Ron Milner , 66, African-American playwright.
Bill Randle , 81, American disc jockey.
Isabel Sanford , 86, American actress (
The Jeffersons ,
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ,
Lady Sing the Blues ),
Emmy winner (
1981 ).
[17]
Hugo S. Sims Jr. , 82, American lawyer and politician (
U.S. Representative for
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district ).
[18]
John Walton , 47, Irish motorsport professional.
Mike Woodin , 38, British Principal Speaker of
Green Party of England and Wales and Oxford City Councillor.
10
Abdul Ghafoor , 85-86, Indian politician,
Chief Minister of Bihar .
Inge Meysel , 94, German actress.
[19]
Loren Mosher , 70, American psychiatrist.
[20]
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo , 74, Portuguese chemical engineer and politician, former
Prime Minister of Portugal .
[21]
Art Rebel , 67, American baseball player (
Philadelphia Phillies ,
St. Louis Cardinals ).
[22]
11
Joe Gold , 82, American bodybuilding pioneer and
Gold's Gym founder.
[23]
Dorothy Hart , 82, American actress.
Frances Hyland , 77, Canadian theatre actress.
Sir Terry McLean , 90, New Zealand sports journalist.
Ram Charan Mehrotra , 82, Indian chemist and educationalist.
Laurance Rockefeller , 94, American businessman, conservationist and philanthropist.
Walter Wager , 79, American author.
12
Clayton Fountain , 48, American convicted murderer, heart attack.
George Mallaby , 64, British-Australian actor and scriptwriter, congestive heart failure.
Jeff Morris , 69, American actor.
Betty Oliphant , 85, English founder of Canada's
National Ballet School .
[24]
James Quinn , 97, American Olympic sprinter (
gold medal winner in men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the
1928 Summer Olympics ).
[25]
Robert Tavener , 84, English printmaker and illustrator.
Charles DeWitt Watts , 86, American surgeon and activist.
13
Clifford Irving , 90, Manx politician.
Arthur Kane , 53, American bassist for the
New York Dolls , leukemia.
[26]
Carlos Kleiber , 74, Austrian conductor.
Betty Luna , 77, American baseball player.
Michio Morishima , 80, Japanese economist.
14
Germano de Figueiredo , 71, Portuguese footballer.
Richard Jones , 87, English cricketer.
Hans A. Pestalozzi , 75, Swiss social critic.
Alex Willoughby , 59, Scottish footballer (
Rangers ,
Aberdeen ).
Arnold Ziff , 77, English businessman and philanthropist.
Hoegeng Iman Santoso , 82, Chief of the Indonesian national police, stroke.
15
16
George Busbee , 76, American politician, former governor of Georgia.
Frank Farmer , 91, English physicist.
Bella Lewitzky , 88, American modern dance pioneer and choreographer.
[30]
John Park , 80, Hong Kong sailor
[1]
Charles Sweeney , 84, American U.S. Army Air Forces officer, pilot of
Bockscar , the B-29 that dropped the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
[31]
17
Paul Hilmar Jensen , 74, Norwegian philatelist.
Khalil Hilmi , 94-95, Lebanese Olympic sports shooter.
Sir Julian Hodge , 99, British entrepreneur, founder of the Carlyle Trust bank.
[32]
Marty Passaglia , 85, American professional basketball player (
Washington Capitols ,
Indianapolis Jets ).
[33]
Pat Roach , 67, English professional wrestler and actor (
Raiders of the Lost Ark ,
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ,
Willow ), cancer.
[34]
Robert E. Smylie , 89, American politician and
Governor of Idaho from 1955 to 1967.
[35]
Susan Cullen-Ward , 63, Australian-born wife of the pretender to Albania's throne,
Leka Zogu ; cancer.
18
Paul Foot , 66, British journalist and campaigner.
Eoin McKiernan , 89, American expert on Irish history.
Richard Ney , 87, American actor, investment counselor, and author.
[36]
Émile Peynaud , 92, French wine expert.
[37]
19
J. Gordon Edwards , 84, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate.
Harry Forsyth , 100, Irish cricketer and centenarian.
Kazi Abul Kasem , 91, Bangladeshi polymath.
Carvalho Leite , 92, Brazilian footballer, one of the last survivor of national team in
1930 FIFA World Cup .
Roger Marquis , 67, American baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles ).
[38]
Woodrow Sedlacek , 85, American racehorse trainer.
Zenko Suzuki , 93, Japanese politician, former Prime Minister of Japan.
David A. Wallace , 87, American urban planner.
20
Antonio Gades , 67, Spanish Flamenco dancer, cancer.
[39]
Adi Lady Lala Mara , 73, Fijian chieftainess and former First Lady, widow of Prime Minister and President
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara .
Jimmy MacLaren , 82, Scottish footballer.
James Williams , 53, American jazz pianist.
21
Jerry Goldsmith , 75, American film composer (
Star Trek ,
The Omen ,
Alien ),
Oscar winner (
1977 ).
[40]
Edward B. Lewis , 85, American biologist (
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995).
[41]
Neal A. Maxwell , 78, American member of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
Michael Prior , 62, Irish-born British theologian.
Sir Julian Ridsdale , 89, British politician.
22
Elie Abel , 83, Canadian-American journalist, author and academic,
Alzheimer's disease .
[42]
Sacha Distel , 71, French singer.
Hume Horan , 69, American diplomat.
Illinois Jacquet , 81, United States jazz saxophonist.
[43]
George Kidd , 87, Canadian diplomat.
Ronald Sukenick , 72, American writer and
literary theorist ,
inclusion body myositis
[44]
23
Joe Cahill , 84, Irish terrorist.
[45]
Janet Chisholm , 75, British
MI6 agent during the Cold War.
Sir Alan Cook , 81, British physicist.
Rogelio Domínguez , 73, Argentine football player.
Mehmood , 72, Indian actor.
Carlos Paredes , 79, Portuguese guitar player.
Serge Reggiani , 82, French singer and actor.
Nicholas Rossiter , 43, English television producer, known for the 2003 BBC documentary The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa .
[46]
24
Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons , 72, American NBA basketball coach.
[47]
Clive Geary , 82, New Zealand cricketer
Fred LaRue , 75, American part of
Watergate scandal .
Ben Martin , 83, American football player and coach.
[48]
Edward D. Thalmann , 59, American hyperbaric medicine specialist, retired U.S. Navy Captain and doctor, congestive heart failure.
Wilton Mkwayi , 80, The South African anti-apartheid and ANC activist.
25
26
Viola Frey , 70, American artist and professor of arts.
[50]
William A. Mitchell , 92, American food scientist, inventor of
Pop Rocks candy and
Tang drink mix.
Rubén Gómez , 77, Puerto Rican baseball player (
San Francisco Giants ,
Philadelphia Phillies ,
Cleveland Indians ,
Minnesota Twins ).
[51]
Oğuz Aral , 68, Turkish caricaturist, creator of Avanak Avni, Kostebek Husnu, and Utanmaz Adam.
Sidney Greene, Baron Greene of Harrow Weald , 94, British life peer, trade union leader and railroad worker.
27
Michael J. Corbitt , 60, American police officer and mobster.
Carmine G. DeSapio , 95, American politician, last boss of
Tammany Hall .
Manzoor Ul Haq Siddiqi , 87, Indian historian and author.
Bob Tisdall , 97, Irish athlete, won the gold medal in hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
28
Juhani Avellan , 58, Finnish Olympic weightlifter.
[52]
Jackson Beck , 92, American announcer and voice actor (
The Adventures of Superman ).
[53]
Francis Crick , 88, British biologist, one of the discoverers of the "double-helix" shape of DNA, cancer.
[54]
Alexei de Keyser , 36, British television producer.
Sam Edwards , 89, American actor (
Twelve O'Clock High ,
Little House on the Prairie ,
Dragnet ), heart failure.
[55]
Margo McLennan , 66, British actress,
Prisoner ,
cancer .
[56]
Steve Patterson , 56, American basketball player, former center of the
UCLA basketball team, coach at
Arizona State University .
[57]
Eugene Roche , 75, American actor (
Webster ,
All in the Family ,
Soap ), known in television commercials as the "
Ajax Man ".
[58]
Tiziano Terzani , 65, Italian journalist, famous for his books on Asia.
[59]
29
David Bowden , 66, Australian Anglican prelate, Bishop of Bendigo (1995–2002).
Susan Buffett , 71, American estranged wife of billionaire/investment guru
Warren Buffett .
Walter Feit , 73, American mathematician.
Nafisa Joseph , 26, Indian model, MTV video jockey,
Miss India 1997; suicide.
Rena Vlahopoulou , 81, Greek comedian.
30
Ali Abbasi , 42, Pakistani-born BBC Scotland travel presenter.
[60]
Ellen Auerbach , 98, German-American photographer.
[61]
Ed Melvin , 88, Serbian-American basketball player.
Hirendranath Mukherjee , 96, Indian politician.
Andre Noble , 25, Canadian television and film actor,
aconitine poisoning.
[62]
Adolph Winkler Goodman , 89, American mathematician.
31
Laura Betti , 70, Italian actress.
Virginia Grey , 87, American actress (
Airport ,
Uncle Tom's Cabin ,
The Women ).
[63]
Elder David B. Haight , 97, American oldest member of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the history of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
Allu Ramalingaiah , 81, Indian comedian.
Líber Seregni , 87, Uruguayan army officer and politician.
Ray Tolchard , 50, English cricketer and umpire.
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