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	== March 2004 ==		== March 2004 ==
	*2 ], 85, ] winning actress.		*2 ], 85, Academy Award winning actress.
	*2 ], 75, former primary owner of the ].		*2 ], 75, former primary owner of the ].
	*3 ], 57, ] ].		*3 ], 57, liberal feminist political philosopher.
	*3 ], 35, professional boxer.		*3 ], 35, professional boxer.
	*3 ], 39, actress.		*3 ], 39, actress.
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	*4 ], 50, American artist and fashion designer.		*4 ], 50, American artist and fashion designer.
	*4 ], 48, British guitarist with '']'', '']'' and '']''.		*4 ], 48, British guitarist with '']'', '']'' and '']''.
	*5 ], 74, ] ], ] (1971–1979).		*5 ], 74, American politician, ] (1971–1979).
	*5 ], 78, Cuban Master Percussionist.		*5 ], 78, Cuban Master Percussionist.
	*5 ], 114, world's oldest documented man and oldest recognized person in Europe.		*5 ], 114, world's oldest documented man and oldest recognized person in Europe.
	*5 ], 80, former British ], jockey and farmer.		*5 ], 80, former British MP, jockey and farmer.
	*5 ], 75, Polish priest.		*5 ], 75, Polish priest.
	*6 ], 91, American nuclear physicist.		*6 ], 91, American nuclear physicist.
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	*6 ], 47, American professional wrestler best known as "Hercules Hernandez" or simply just "Hercules".		*6 ], 47, American professional wrestler best known as "Hercules Hernandez" or simply just "Hercules".
	*7 ], 78, British footballer.		*7 ], 78, British footballer.
	*7 ], 62, ]-winning actor.		*7 ], 62, Emmy-winning actor.
	*8 ], 84, doctor, chairman of Romania's Jewish community.		*8 ], 84, doctor, chairman of Romania's Jewish community.
	*8 ], 69, British ancient historian and sociologist.		*8 ], 69, British ancient historian and sociologist.
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	*9 ], 87, dancer, cabaret performer, actor, TV personality, author.		*9 ], 87, dancer, cabaret performer, actor, TV personality, author.
	*10 ], 86, former ].		*10 ], 86, former ].
	*10 ], 35, former ] player.		*10 ], 35, former National Football League player.
	*10 ], 47, ] bassist.		*10 ], 47, ] bassist.
	*11 ], 74, statistician, DNA-evidence expert.		*11 ], 74, statistician, DNA-evidence expert.
	*11 Sidney James, 97, first managing editor of '']''{{citation needed\|date=December 2010}}.
	*11 ], 47, lead singer of ].		*11 ], 47, lead singer of ].
	*12 ], 78, Norwegian author and playwright with ].		*12 ], 78, Norwegian author and playwright with cerebral palsy.
	*12 ], 24, German bobsled driver, in training accident.		*12 ], 24, German bobsled driver, in training accident.
	*12 ], 79, Japan-based American poet and translator.		*12 ], 79, Japan-based American poet and translator.
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	*15 ], 74, British architect.		*15 ], 74, British architect.
	*15 ], 93, former head of ].		*15 ], 93, former head of ].
	*15 ], 78, British theoretical chemist and ] winner.		*15 ], 78, British theoretical chemist and Nobel Prize winner.
	*16 ], 94, Czech conductor and composer.		*16 ], 94, Czech conductor and composer.
	*16 ], 25, American ] model.		*16 ], 25, American fashion model.
	*16 ], 68, German prince.		*16 ], 68, German prince.
	*17 ], 62, former ] ].		*17 ], 62, former MTV video jockey.
	*17 ], 22, ] player for ].		*17 ], 22, lacrosse player for ].
	*18 ], 83, baseball player with the ].		*18 ], 83, baseball player with the ].
	*18 ], 57, musician, ] and ].		*18 ], 57, musician, keyboardist and composer.
	*18 ], 78, ] ] ].		*18 ], 78, New Orleans jazz trumpeter.
	*18 ], 76, ] businessman, founder of ].		*18 ], 76, Canadian businessman, founder of ].
	*18 ], 72, Mexican comedy actor.		*18 ], 72, Mexican comedy actor.
	*19 ], 51, long-distance runner and founder of PowerBar.		*19 ], 51, long-distance runner and founder of PowerBar.
	*19 ], 86, British diplomat.		*19 ], 86, British diplomat.
	*19 ], 92, former ] ~~]. ]~~ minister.		*19 ], 92, former Canadian Liberal cabinet minister.
	*20 ], 72, Japanese comedian, actor and leader of comedic group ].		*20 ], 72, Japanese comedian, actor and leader of comedic group ].
	*20 ], 94, former Queen of the Netherlands.		*20 ], 94, former Queen of the Netherlands.
	*21 ], ?, ] for ].		*21 ], ?, Civil Aviation Minister for Afghanistan.
	*22 ], 66?, spiritual leader and founder of ].		*22 ], 66?, spiritual leader and founder of ].
	*23 Sir ], 87, Australian politician.		*23 Sir ], 87, Australian politician.
	*24 ], 44, ] ~~] ]~~.		*24 ], 44, Ontario Liberal MPP.
	*24 ], 47, American ~~]ian~~, liver failure.		*24 ], 47, American ambient musician, liver failure.
	*26 ], 62, the 'Jan' of ].		*26 ], 62, the 'Jan' of ].
	*26 ], 82, American actress.		*26 ], 82, American actress.
	*27 ], 74, ] host and announcer.		*27 ], 74, game show host and announcer.
	*27 ], 59, linguist and expert on the ].		*27 ], 59, linguist and expert on the ].
	*27 ], 19, Mexican singer.		*27 ], 19, Mexican singer.
	*27 ], 59, ] of ].		*27 ], 59, foreign minister of Uganda.
	*28 ], 98, ] agent.		*28 ], 98, Special Operations Executive agent.
	*28 Sir ], 82, British actor.		*28 Sir ], 82, British actor.
	*28 ], 95, French author.		*28 ], 95, French author.
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	*30 ], 58, New Zealand historian.		*30 ], 58, New Zealand historian.
	*30 ], 64, American concert violinist, violin professor at Yale University.		*30 ], 64, American concert violinist, violin professor at Yale University.
	*30 ], 95, BBC broadcaster and ] commentator.		*30 ], 95, BBC broadcaster and transatlantic commentator.
	*30 ], 89, BBC broadcaster.		*30 ], 89, BBC broadcaster.
	*31 ], 88, British colonial administrator.		*31 ], 88, British colonial administrator.
	*31 ], 72, first woman to preside the ].		*31 ], 72, first woman to preside the ].
	*31 ], 79, ] leader.		*31 ], 79, Sikh leader.

	== April 2004 ==		== April 2004 ==
	*1 ], 76, ]n singer-songwriter.		*1 ], 76, Bolivian singer-songwriter.
	*1 ], 58, British guitarist.		*1 ], 58, British guitarist.
	*1 ], 57, actress.		*1 ], 57, actress.
	*1 ], 101, "Father of Special Forces".		*1 ], 101, "Father of Special Forces".
	*1 ], 83, Colombian painter and sculptor.		*1 ], 83, Colombian painter and sculptor.
	*1 ], 42, American ] singer.		*1 ], 42, American opera singer.
	*2 ], 46, former ] linebacker.		*2 ], 46, former ] linebacker.
	*3 ], 96, British life peer.		*3 ], 96, British life peer.
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	*4 ], 80, former major league pitcher and manager.		*4 ], 80, former major league pitcher and manager.
	*4 ], 39, Southern African musician.		*4 ], 39, Southern African musician.
	*5 ], 86, ] movie actor and television host.		*5 ], 86, Canadian movie actor and television host.
	*6 ], 74, Russian dissident and human rights activist.		*6 ], 74, Russian dissident and human rights activist.
	*6 ], 92, wife of ].		*6 ], 92, wife of ].
	*6 ], ~160, tortoise that served as a ] mascot in the ].		*6 ], ~160, tortoise that served as a Royal Navy mascot in the Crimean War.
	*7 ], 67, leading British ] owner.		*7 ], 67, leading British racehorse owner.
	*7 ], 77, traditional Indian ]r.		*7 ], 77, traditional Indian ]r.
	*8 ], 90, American jazz percussionist and African folklorist.		*8 ], 90, American jazz percussionist and African folklorist.
	*8 ], 79, ] comedienne and actor.		*8 ], 79, Irish comedienne and actor.
	*8 ], 49, caddy of golfer ].		*8 ], 49, caddy of golfer ].
	*9 ], 93, Celebrity ~~]ian~~ actress, and one of the founders of President ]'s Workers Party - Obituary in Portuguese .		*9 ], 93, Celebrity Brazilian actress, and one of the founders of President ]'s Workers Party - Obituary in Portuguese .
	*9 ], 86 and 81, parents of ].		*9 ], 86 and 81, parents of ].
	*9 ], 90, singer.		*9 ], 90, singer.
	*9 ], 85, British obstetrician.		*9 ], 85, British obstetrician.
	*10 ], 74, former ] ].		*10 ], 74, former Major League Baseball catcher.
	*10 ], 47, ] poet and singer, the bard of ].		*10 ], 47, Polish poet and singer, the bard of ].
	*10 ], 71, ] businessman.		*10 ], 71, Turkish businessman.
	*12 ], 87, Spanish folk and flamenco singer.		*12 ], 87, Spanish folk and flamenco singer.
	*12 ], 65, ] boxer.		*12 ], 65, Puerto Rican boxer.
	*13 ], 74, Chemical engineer and scientist.		*13 ], 74, Chemical engineer and scientist.
	*13 ], 41, British television presenter.		*13 ], 41, British television presenter.
	*15 ], 77, ] theatre author, director, composer and producer.		*15 ], 77, Swiss theatre author, director, composer and producer.
	*15 ], 69, Japanese ] artist.		*15 ], 69, Japanese manga artist.
	*17 (body found, death probably in November 2003) ], 22, U.S. kidnap victim.		*17 (body found, death probably in November 2003) ], 22, U.S. kidnap victim.
	*17 ], 95, ] author.		*17 ], 95, Swiss author.
	*17 ], 59, Yoruba priestess and widow of jazz percussionist Chief Bey.		*17 ], 59, Yoruba priestess and widow of jazz percussionist Chief Bey.
	*17 ], 79, Welsh politician.		*17 ], 79, Welsh politician.
	*17 ], 56, ] leader.		*17 ], 56, Hamas leader.
	*17 ], 32, ] actress.		*17 ], 32, Indian film actress.
	*18 ], 83, long-time ] and ] of ].		*18 ], 83, long-time Prime Minister and President of Fiji.
	*19 ], 98, former ].		*19 ], 98, former Governor of Nebraska.
	*19 ], 76, Australian film director and producer.		*19 ], 76, Australian film director and producer.
	*19 ], 84, British biologist.		*19 ], 84, British biologist.
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	*21 ], 85, American journalist and columnist.		*21 ], 85, American journalist and columnist.
	*22 ], 91, American physicist.		*22 ], 91, American physicist.
	*22 ], 27, former ] player (]), ], killed in action by friendly fire.		*22 ], 27, former NFL player (]), Army Ranger, killed in action by friendly fire.
	*24 ], 97, cosmetics products pioneer.		*24 ], 97, cosmetics products pioneer.
	*24 ], 76, British historian.		*24 ], 76, British historian.
	*24 ], 84, English cricketer.		*24 ], 84, English cricketer.
	*25 ], 74, British poet.		*25 ], 74, British poet.
	*25 ], 76, ] actor.		*25 ], 76, Turkish actor.
	*26 ], 75, author of "Last Exit to Brooklyn".		*26 ], 75, author of "Last Exit to Brooklyn".
	*26 ], 90, German-born American historian.		*26 ], 90, German-born American historian.
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	*27 ], 79, dietician and author.		*27 ], 79, dietician and author.
	*28 ], 65, businessman and aircraft developer.		*28 ], 65, businessman and aircraft developer.
	*29 ], 47, cornerstone of Norwegian ] ].		*29 ], 47, cornerstone of Norwegian science fiction fandom.
	*29 ], 86, writer and Philippine national artist.		*29 ], 86, writer and Philippine national artist.
	*30 ], 74, ] ].		*30 ], 74, British educator.
	*30 ], 62, also known as Gol-Agha, Iranian satirist.		*30 ], 62, also known as Gol-Agha, Iranian satirist.
	*30 ], 69, ] ].		*30 ], 69, British psychiatrist.

	== May 2004 ==		== May 2004 ==
	*1 ], 52, Swiss pop musician (])		*1 ], 52, Swiss pop musician (])
	*2 ], 82, former ] ] for the ].		*2 ], 82, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia & Kansas City Athletics.
	*2 ], 83, French writer.		*2 ], 83, French writer.
	*3 ], 71, British actor best known as The Master in '']''.		*3 ], 71, British actor best known as The Master in '']''.
	*3 ], 75, former ] ] and ].		*3 ], 75, former MLB catcher and manager.
	*3 ], 84, British aristocrat and politician.		*3 ], 84, British aristocrat and politician.
	*3 ], 91, ] author.		*3 ], 91, science fiction author.
	*4 ], 72, Jamaican ] pioneer.		*4 ], 72, Jamaican reggae pioneer.
	*4 ], 88, Danish woodworker.		*4 ], 88, Danish woodworker.
	*4 ], 73, German-born British music producer.		*4 ], 73, German-born British music producer.
	*5 ], 39, notable gender-reassignment case.		*5 ], 39, notable gender-reassignment case.
	*5 ], 44, Japanese ] and author.		*5 ], 44, Japanese singer-songwriter and author.
	*6 ], 69, also known as Louis Masterson, Norwegian ] author.		*6 ], 69, also known as Louis Masterson, Norwegian Western author.
	*6 ], 90, British poise officer.		*6 ], 90, British poise officer.
	*6 ], 80, American jazz guitarist and studio musician.		*6 ], 80, American jazz guitarist and studio musician.
	*7 ], 94, American mathematician, specializing in ] and ].		*7 ], 94, American mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory.
	*7 ], 48, Polish journalist, and Mounyra Beouamrane, killed in ].		*7 ], 48, Polish journalist, and Mounyra Beouamrane, killed in Iraq.
	*8 (body found) ], 26, American civilian killed in ].		*8 (body found) ], 26, American civilian killed in Iraq.
	*9 ], 82, American film and television actor		*9 ], 82, American film and television actor
	*9 ], 91, British musicologist		*9 ], 91, British musicologist
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	*10 ], 90, Canadian politician.		*10 ], 90, Canadian politician.
	*10 (death announced) ], ~83, '']'' pet tortoise.		*10 (death announced) ], ~83, '']'' pet tortoise.
	*11 ], 63, Irish ] player and coach.		*11 ], 63, Irish rugby union player and coach.
	*12 ], 84, jazz clarinetist, composer and educator.		*12 ], 84, jazz clarinetist, composer and educator.
	*12 ], 91, children's book author, cartoonist.		*12 ], 91, children's book author, cartoonist.
	*12 ], 54, English footballer.		*12 ], 54, English footballer.
	*12 ], 55, ] artist, shot dead.		*12 ], 55, R&B artist, shot dead.
	*12 ], historian, campaigner and novelist.		*12 ], historian, campaigner and novelist.
	*13 ], 27, actor, "SnackBoy" of ] fame.		*13 ], 27, actor, "SnackBoy" of ] fame.
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	*14 ], 114, oldest recognized person in United States.		*14 ], 114, oldest recognized person in United States.
	*14 ], 84, British television executive.		*14 ], 84, British television executive.
	*15 ], 60, ]n artist, and principal dancer and ] of the ] Dance Company. -		*15 ], 60, Venezuelan artist, and principal dancer and choreographer of the ] Dance Company. -
	*15 ], 89, animator and comic book artist.		*15 ], 89, animator and comic book artist.
	*15 ], 85, Marxist, author of ''Fanshen''.		*15 ], 85, Marxist, author of ''Fanshen''.
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	*15 Colonel ], 85, former pilot of the ].		*15 Colonel ], 85, former pilot of the ].
	*16 ], 90, actress.		*16 ], 90, actress.
	*16 ], 89, British ] ].		*16 ], 89, British Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet.
	*17 ], 63, former ] ] for the ] and ].		*17 ], 63, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the ] and ].
	*17 ], 84, ] poet, performance artist, brother of ].		*17 ], 84, Danish poet, performance artist, brother of ].
	*17 ], 84, television actor ('']'').		*17 ], 84, television actor ('']'').
	*17 ], 86, television dancer and ].		*17 ], 86, television dancer and choreographer.
	*17 ], 60?, president of the ].		*17 ], 60?, president of the ].
	*17 (or May 18) ], 57, ]n rock singer and percussionist.		*17 (or May 18) ], 57, Estonian rock singer and percussionist.
	*18 ], 76, ] drummer, notably with the ] Quartet of the 1960s.		*18 ], 76, jazz drummer, notably with the ] Quartet of the 1960s.
	*18 ], 83, ] ], former Archbishop of ], ].		*18 ], 83, Roman Catholic Cardinal, former Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal.
	*18 ], 104, inventor, industrialist, philanthropist.		*18 ], 104, inventor, industrialist, philanthropist.
	*18 ], 79, former professional boxer, ] referee and business owner.		*18 ], 79, former professional boxer, boxing referee and business owner.
	*19 ], 91, former owner of the Eckerd drugstore chain.		*19 ], 91, former owner of the Eckerd drugstore chain.
	*19 ], 97, Dutch actress.		*19 ], 97, Dutch actress.
	*19 ], 90, blues artist.		*19 ], 90, blues artist.
	*19 ], 87, three-time Chief Minister of ], India.		*19 ], 87, three-time Chief Minister of ], India.
	*20 ], 81, British ] leader.		*20 ], 81, British trade union leader.
	*21 ], 53, literary agent, murdered.		*21 ], 53, literary agent, murdered.
	*21 ], 78, ] of '']'' and other US ]s.		*21 ], 78, announcer of '']'' and other US game shows.
	*22 ], 44, American actor, '']''.		*22 ], 44, American actor, '']''.
	*22 ], 59, Russian gymnast, double Olympic champion.		*22 ], 59, Russian gymnast, double Olympic champion.
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	*26 ], 54, Australian indigenous leader, Chairman of ] 1996-2000.		*26 ], 54, Australian indigenous leader, Chairman of ] 1996-2000.
	*27 ], 69, Italian industrialist, head of ].		*27 ], 69, Italian industrialist, head of ].
	*27 ], 63, British ~~] ]~~.		*27 ], 63, British Labour MP.
	*27 ], 69, member of 1st ] World Series championship team.		*27 ], 69, member of 1st ] World Series championship team.
	*28 ], 52, actor, best known for playing Marco Dane on the TV show '']''.		*28 ], 52, actor, best known for playing Marco Dane on the TV show '']''.
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	*29 ], 79, chief counsel to the ] during the Watergate scandal.		*29 ], 79, chief counsel to the ] during the Watergate scandal.
	*29 ], 72, British television dramatist.		*29 ], 72, British television dramatist.
	*29 ], 40, Norwegian former professional ], in boating accident.		*29 ], 40, Norwegian former professional boxer, in boating accident.
	*29 ], 114, oldest documented person in the world.		*29 ], 114, oldest documented person in the world.
	*30 ], 71, British ballroom dancer.		*30 ], 71, British ballroom dancer.
	*31 ], 61, New York punk rock guitarist.		*31 ], 61, New York punk rock guitarist.
	*31 ], 97, last known widow of a ] soldier.		*31 ], 97, last known widow of a Confederate soldier.

	== June 2004 ==		== June 2004 ==
	*1 ], 82, U.S. ].		*1 ], 82, U.S. historian.
	*2 ], 65, ] poet and writer.		*2 ], 65, Indian poet and writer.
	*2 ], ~69, former defense minister and acting president of ].		*2 ], ~69, former defense minister and acting president of ].
	*2 ], 71, opera singer.		*2 ], 71, opera singer.
	*3 ], 68, mother of ].		*3 ], 68, mother of ].
	*4 ], 44, original narrator of '']'' and voice of Mewtwo from '']'', ].		*4 ], 44, original narrator of '']'' and voice of Mewtwo from '']'', aortic dissection.
	*4 ], 81, former ].		*4 ], 81, former ].
	*4 ], 69, innovative ] ].		*4 ], 69, innovative jazz soprano saxophonist.
	*4 ], 58, ] television host and interviewer .		*4 ], 58, Canadian television host and interviewer .
	*4 ], 83, Italian actor.		*4 ], 83, Italian actor.
	*5 ], 93, film actor and 40th President of the United States (1981–1989).		*5 ], 93, film actor and 40th President of the United States (1981–1989).
	*6 ], 88, actress.		*6 ], 88, actress.
	*6 ], 91, ], found ].		*6 ], 91, screenwriter, found decapitated.
	*6 ], 46, comic book writer ('']'').		*6 ], 46, comic book writer ('']'').
	*6 ], 96, ] actor.		*6 ], 96, Turkish actor.
	*6 ], 63, violinist and conductor.		*6 ], 63, violinist and conductor.
	*6 ], 36, ] freelance cameraman/journalist, working for the ] in ], killed by ].		*6 ], 36, Irish freelance cameraman/journalist, working for the BBC in Saudi Arabia, killed by Al Qaeda.
	*7 ], 38, ] pioneer and main member of ], heart failure.		*7 ], 38, black metal pioneer and main member of ], heart failure.
	*7 ], 102, ] sculptor.		*7 ], 102, British sculptor.
	*7 ], 95, ] pioneer.		*7 ], 95, special effects pioneer.
	*8 ], 65, former ] ] with the ], ] and ].		*8 ], 65, former Major League Baseball outfielder with the ], ] and ].
	*8 ], 19, ] ] player, ].		*8 ], 19, ] basketball player, aneurysm.
	*9 ], 71, ]r.		*9 ], 71, ]r.
	*9 ], 73, actress.		*9 ], 73, actress.
	*10 ], 73, ] singer and ] pioneer.		*10 ], 73, rhythm and blues singer and soul music pioneer.
	*10 ], 59, ]n ] activist and founder of ], murdered.		*10 ], 59, Jamaican gay rights activist and founder of ], murdered.
	*10 ], 47, ~~]ian~~ musician, ] and drug-related complications.		*10 ], 47, Ghanaian musician, AIDS and drug-related complications.
	*11 ], 57, fashion designer; nephew of late ] head ].		*11 ], 57, fashion designer; nephew of late Fiat head ].
	*11 ], 21, ] defensive lineman, car accident.		*11 ], 21, ] defensive lineman, car accident.
	*11 ], 100, former ].		*11 ], 100, former ].
	*13 ], 89, 17-time American national champion in ].		*13 ], 89, 17-time American national champion in skiing.
	*13 ], 89, ] ].		*13 ], 89, British philosopher.
	*13 ], 52, sports journalist.		*13 ], 52, sports journalist.
	*13 ], 65, announcer.		*13 ], 65, announcer.
	*14 ], 65, ] pollster.		*14 ], 65, Republican pollster.
	*14 ], 81, Canadian book publisher.		*14 ], 81, Canadian book publisher.
	*14 ], 103, ].		*14 ], 103, mountain guide.
	*14 ], 89, producer of horror movies.		*14 ], 89, producer of horror movies.
	*15 ], 52, ] ], mayor of ], heart attack.		*15 ], 52, Turkish politician, mayor of ], heart attack.
	*15 ], 81, actor and comedian (''Lunch with ]'').		*15 ], 81, actor and comedian (''Lunch with ]'').
	*16 ], 56, Northern Irish broadcaster.		*16 ], 56, Northern Irish broadcaster.
	*16 ], 84, German jurist.		*16 ], 84, German jurist.
	*16 Dr. ], 90, computing pioneer who helped develop ], ].		*16 Dr. ], 90, computing pioneer who helped develop ], Parkinson's disease.
	*16 ], 91, former ] ].		*16 ], 91, former Thai prime minister.
	*17 Sir ], 89, philosopher.		*17 Sir ], 89, philosopher.
	*17 ], 78, ]-winning ] ].		*17 ], 78, ]-winning National Hockey League goaltender.
	*17 ], 70, ] ] and ].		*17 ], 70, Polish dissident and statesman.
	*18 ], 76, German born British character actor.		*18 ], 76, German born British character actor.
	*18 ], ~49, American ], ] by ].		*18 ], ~49, American hostage, decapitated by al-Qaeda.
	*18 ], ~27, Pakistani tribal leader in ] and key ] ally, killed by Pakistani military forces.		*18 ], ~27, Pakistani tribal leader in ] and key ] ally, killed by Pakistani military forces.
	*19 ], 62, Welsh actor.		*19 ], 62, Welsh actor.
	*19 ], 68, mathematician and puzzle expert.		*19 ], 68, mathematician and puzzle expert.
	*20 ], ]n militant, head of ] and linked to ].		*20 ], Algerian militant, head of ] and linked to al-Qaeda.
	*20 ], 54, Australian politician and ].		*20 ], 54, Australian politician and ].
	*21 ], 82, ~~]ian~~ politician, ].		*21 ], 82, Brazilian politician, heart failure.
	*22 ], 91, American naval officer and politician, first civilian governor of ].		*22 ], 91, American naval officer and politician, first civilian governor of Guam.
	*22 ], 84, American ].		*22 ], 84, American astrophysicist.
	*22 ], 84, American ], ].		*22 ], 84, American computer scientist, cancer.
	*22 ], ~50, Mexican ], murdered.		*22 ], ~50, Mexican journalist, murdered.
	*22 ], 13, American poet and ], ].		*22 ], 13, American poet and advocate, muscular dystrophy.
	*22 ], 33, ]n translator, ] by Iraqi militants.		*22 ], 33, South Korean translator, decapitated by Iraqi militants.
	*24 ], 40, ] songwriter, author.		*24 ], 40, Greek songwriter, author.
	*24 ], 100, American poet.		*24 ], 100, American poet.
	*25 ], 72, former United States ] champion, ].		*25 ], 72, former United States ice skating champion, pneumonia.
	*26 ], 74, ]i songwriter.		*26 ], 74, Israeli songwriter.
	*26 ], 75, Indian ] film producer.		*26 ], 75, Indian Bollywood film producer.
	*27 ], 80, ] general and son of ].		*27 ], 80, US Army general and son of ].
	*27 ], 35, ] ], first racer killed at an NHRA event since 1996.		*27 ], 35, ] drag racer, first racer killed at an NHRA event since 1996.
	*28 ], 86, ] ].		*28 ], 86, American educator.
	*28 ], 20, ] ], killed by Islamist militants in ].		*28 ], 20, U.S. Army Private First Class, killed by Islamist militants in Iraq.
	*28 ], 92, English author, creator of the '']'' books.		*28 ], 92, English author, creator of the '']'' books.
	*29 ], 52, Mexican ], fought ], ].		*29 ], 52, Mexican ], fought ], leukemia.

	== July 2004 ==		== July 2004 ==
	*1 ], Latin American ].		*1 ], Latin American voice actor.
	*1 ], 73, British ] and ], ].		*1 ], 73, British screenwriter and playwright, stroke.
	*1 ], 80, American actor, ].		*1 ], 80, American actor, pulmonary fibrosis.
	*1 Sir ], 65, former presiding judge, ].		*1 Sir ], 65, former presiding judge, ].
	*2 Sir ], Lord Justice of ].		*2 Sir ], Lord Justice of ].
	*2 ], 85, comic strip artist ('']'').		*2 ], 85, comic strip artist ('']'').
	*2 ], 84, ] writer and poet.		*2 ], 84, Portuguese writer and poet.
	*2 ], 68, former Welsh ] international.		*2 ], 68, former Welsh rugby union international.
	*3 ], 83, actor.		*3 ], 83, actor.
	*3 ], 84, British newspaper editor and executive.		*3 ], 84, British newspaper editor and executive.
	*3 ], 70, ] radio personality.		*3 ], 70, Scots radio personality.
	*4 ], 74, Russian cosmonaut.		*4 ], 74, Russian cosmonaut.
	*4 ], 84, ] ].		*4 ], 84, Swiss orchestra conductor.
	*5 ], 81, ] ].		*5 ], 81, Oxford English Dictionary lexicographer.
	*5 ], 81, former ].		*5 ], 81, former ].
	*5 ], 83, two-time ] champion.		*5 ], 83, two-time ] champion.
	*6 ], 62, British academic lawyer.		*6 ], 62, British academic lawyer.
	*6 ], 46, youngest son of actor ].		*6 ], 46, youngest son of actor ].
	*6 ], 71, ] of Austria, heart failure.		*6 ], 71, Federal President of Austria, heart failure.
	*6 ], 58, singer, songwriter, ex-wife of ].		*6 ], 58, singer, songwriter, ex-wife of ].
	*7 ], 55, Australian ].		*7 ], 55, Australian economist.
	*8 ], 30, ~~] ]~~, suicide.		*8 ], 30, Czech motorcycle racer, suicide.
	*8 ], 77, German rabbi.		*8 ], 77, German rabbi.
	*8 ], 59, U.S. author.		*8 ], 59, U.S. author.
	*8 ], 38, ] of ] and ] City Councillor.		*8 ], 38, Principal Speaker of ] and Oxford City Councillor.
	*8 ], 84, French actor.		*8 ], 84, French actor.
	*9 ], ~62, ~~]an~~ actress, first black actor to appear on ''"]"''.		*9 ], ~62, Sierra Leonean actress, first black actor to appear on ''"]"''.
	*9 ], 86, actress, '']'', natural causes.		*9 ], 86, actress, '']'', natural causes.
	*9 ], 41, ] of '']'' magazine's Russian edition, murdered.		*9 ], 41, editor of '']'' magazine's Russian edition, murdered.
	*9 ], 66, African-American ].		*9 ], 66, African-American playwright.
	*9 ], 65, chef and host of ''The Frugal Gourmet''.		*9 ], 65, chef and host of ''The Frugal Gourmet''.
	*10 ], 66, five-time ] All-St.ar		*10 ], 66, five-time National Basketball Association All-Star.
	*10 ], 74, former ].		*10 ], 74, former ].
	*10 ], 94, German actress.		*10 ], 94, German actress.
	*11 ], 79, American author.		*11 ], 79, American author.
	*11 ], 85, founder of Canada's ].		*11 ], 85, founder of Canada's ].
	*11 ], 77, ] theatre actress.		*11 ], 77, Canadian theatre actress.
	*11 ], 94, conservationist and philanthropist.		*11 ], 94, conservationist and philanthropist.
	*11 ], 82, American actress.		*11 ], 82, American actress.
	*12 ], 70, ] singer.		*12 ], 70, rockabilly singer.
	*12 ], 64, Australian actor.		*12 ], 64, Australian actor.
	*13 ], 82, ] pioneer and ] founder.		*13 ], 82, bodybuilding pioneer and ] founder.
	*13 ], 90, Manx politician.		*13 ], 90, Manx politician.
	*13 ], 53, American ] for the ], ].		*13 ], 53, American bassist for the ], leukemia.
	*13 ], 74, Austrian conductor.		*13 ], 74, Austrian conductor.
	*14 ], 75, Swiss social critic.		*14 ], 75, Swiss social critic.
	*14 ], 59, British footballer.		*14 ], 59, British footballer.
	*15 ], 84, pilot of ''Bockscar'', the B-29 that dropped the ~~] ]~~.		*15 ], 84, pilot of '']'', the B-29 that dropped the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
	*15 ], 51, Japanese ~~]tic~~ ].		*15 ], 51, Japanese operatic soprano.
	*16 ], 76, former ].		*16 ], 76, former governor of Georgia.
	*16 ], 88, modern dance pioneer and ].		*16 ], 88, modern dance pioneer and choreographer.
	*17 ], 74, Norwegian philatelist.		*17 ], 74, Norwegian philatelist.
	*17 Sir ], 99, British ], founder of the ].		*17 Sir ], 99, British entrepreneur, founder of the Carlyle Trust bank.
	*17 ], 67, ] and actor; ]. ()		*17 ], 67, ] and actor; ]. ()
	*17 ], 63, wife of the pretender to ]'s throne, ]; ].		*17 ], 63, wife of the pretender to Albania's throne, ]; cancer.
	*18 ], 66, British journalist and campaigner.		*18 ], 66, British journalist and campaigner.
	*18 ], 92, French wine expert.		*18 ], 92, French wine expert.
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	*19 ], 93, former Prime Minister of Japan.		*19 ], 93, former Prime Minister of Japan.
	*19 ], 27, wife of ].		*19 ], 27, wife of ].
	*20 ], 73, ~~]an~~ ] and former First Lady; widow ~~of ]~~ and ] ].		*20 ], 73, Fijian chieftainess and former First Lady; widow of Prime Minister and President ].
	*20 ], 67, Spanish ] dancer, cancer.		*20 ], 67, Spanish Flamenco dancer, cancer.
	*21 ], 85, US-biologist (] 1995).		*21 ], 85, US-biologist (] 1995).
	*21 Elder ], 78, member of the ] of ].		*21 Elder ], 78, member of the ] of ].
	*21 ], 75, movie and television ].		*21 ], 75, movie and television composer.
	*22 ], 81, United States ] saxophonist.		*22 ], 81, United States jazz saxophonist.
	*22 ], 71, French singer.		*22 ], 71, French singer.
	*22 ], 69, American diplomat.		*22 ], 69, American diplomat.
	*23 ], 84, ] ].		*23 ], 84, Irish politician.
	*23 ], 72, Indian actor.		*23 ], 72, Indian actor.
	*23 ], 75, former British ] agent.		*23 ], 75, former British ] agent.
	*23 ], 79, ] ] player.		*23 ], 79, Portuguese guitar player.
	*23 ], 82, French singer and actor.		*23 ], 82, French singer and actor.
	*24 ], 59, retired ] Captain and doctor whose research developed military and recreational ]s, ].		*24 ], 59, retired United States Navy Captain and doctor whose research developed military and recreational ]s, congestive heart failure.
	*24 ], 75, part of ].		*24 ], 75, part of ].
	*24 ], 72, ] ] coach.		*24 ], 72, National Basketball Association basketball coach.
	*25 ], 61, ]n deputy foreign minister, ].		*25 ], 61, Angolan deputy foreign minister, suicide.
	*26 ], 92, food scientist, inventor of ] candy and ] drink mix.		*26 ], 92, food scientist, inventor of ] candy and ] drink mix.
	*26 ], 77, ], former ] ] who played for the ], ], ] and ].		*26 ], 77, Puerto Rico, former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the ], ], ] and ].
	*26 ], 68, Turkish caricaturist; creator of Avanak Avni, Kostebek Husnu, and Utanmaz Adam.		*26 ], 68, Turkish caricaturist; creator of Avanak Avni, Kostebek Husnu, and Utanmaz Adam.
	*26 ], 94, British ] worker, ] leader, and ].		*26 ], 94, British railroad worker, trade union leader, and life peer.
	*27 ], 95, last boss of ].		*27 ], 95, last boss of ].
	*27 ], 97, won the gold medal in hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics.		*27 ], 97, won the gold medal in hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
	*28 ], 65, Italian journalist, famous for his books on Asia.		*28 ], 65, Italian journalist, famous for his books on Asia.
	*28 ], 89, American actor, '']'', ].		*28 ], 89, American actor, '']'', heart failure.
	*28 ], 88, British ], one of the discoverers of the "double-helix" shape of ], ].		*28 ], 88, British biologist, one of the discoverers of the "double-helix" shape of DNA, cancer.
	*28 ], 92, announcer and voice actor.		*28 ], 92, announcer and voice actor.
	*28 ], 75, American character actor and the "Ajax" Man.		*28 ], 75, American character actor and the "Ajax" Man.
	*28 ], 56, former center of the ] ] ], coach at ] and founder of the ].		*28 ], 56, former center of the ] basketball team, coach at ] and founder of the Grand Canyon State Games.
	*29 ], 25, model, ] ], ] 1997; suicide.		*29 ], 25, model, MTV video jockey, ] 1997; suicide.
	*29 ], 71, estranged wife of billionaire/investment guru ].		*29 ], 71, estranged wife of billionaire/investment guru ].
	*29 ], 81, Greek comedienne.		*29 ], 81, Greek comedienne.
	*30 ], 25, Canadian actor.		*30 ], 25, Canadian actor.
	*30 ], 42, ] travel presenter.		*30 ], 42, BBC Scotland travel presenter.
	*31 ], 70, Italian actress.		*31 ], 70, Italian actress.
	*31 Elder ], 97, oldest member of the ] in the history of ].		*31 Elder ], 97, oldest member of the ] in the history of ].
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	== August 2004 ==		== August 2004 ==
	*1 ], 91, ], co-discoverer of ].		*1 ], 91, physicist, co-discoverer of ].
	*1 ], 82, philosopher.		*1 ], 82, philosopher.
	*3 ], 79, ]/] announcer.		*3 ], 79, Major League Baseball/New York Mets announcer.
	*3 ], 94, ] lawyer and politician.		*3 ], 94, Philippine lawyer and politician.
	*3 ], 66, ] actress, '']'', ].		*3 ], 66, British actress, '']'', ].
	*3 ], 95, French ].		*3 ], 95, French photographer.
	*4 ], 88, ~~Legendary ]~~ and ~~] Disc~~ ~~Jockey~~.		*4 ], 88, R&B and rock DJ.
	*5 ], 90, British ].		*5 ], 90, British athlete.
	*6 ], 56, funk singer.		*6 ], 56, funk singer.
	*7 ], 89, American oil well fire-fighter.		*7 ], 89, American oil well fire-fighter.
	*7 ], 55, English ].		*7 ], 55, English ornithologist.
	*7 ], 75, journalist and broadcaster.		*7 ], 75, journalist and broadcaster.
	*8 ], 96, '']'' actress.		*8 ], 96, '']'' actress.
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	*8 ], 95, comedian, ] associate.		*8 ], 95, comedian, ] associate.
	*8 ], 23, skating and skiing champion, collided with a concrete lamp-post.		*8 ], 23, skating and skiing champion, collided with a concrete lamp-post.
	*9 ], 89, ] and author.		*9 ], 89, classical scholar and author.
	*9 ], 86, guitarist who played with ] and on the ] orchestra.		*9 ], 86, guitarist who played with ] and on the ] orchestra.
	*9 ], 92, film composer.		*9 ], 92, film composer.
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	*12 ], 62, American parapsychologist.		*12 ], 62, American parapsychologist.
	*12 ], 72, British character actor.		*12 ], 72, British character actor.
	*12 ], 75, ] Hall of Famer.		*12 ], 75, National Basketball Association Hall of Famer.
	*13 ], 91, author and television hostess on French cuisine.		*13 ], 91, author and television hostess on French cuisine.
	*13 ], 97, U.S. federal judge who ruled on court cases involving ].		*13 ], 97, U.S. federal judge who ruled on court cases involving ].
	*13 ], ]n ] ] singer.		*13 ], Bulgarian opera basso singer.
	*14 ], 77, member of the ] from ] from 1965 to 1995.		*14 ], 77, member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan from 1965 to 1995.
	*14 ], 42, rapist and murderer; the first person executed in India since 1995.		*14 ], 42, rapist and murderer; the first person executed in India since 1995.
	*14 ], 93, ], ] in 1980.		*14 ], 93, Polish poet, ] in 1980.
	*15 ], 94, ] opera singer.		*15 ], 94, Turkish opera singer.
	*15 ], 88, ].		*15 ], 88, ].
	*15 ], 35, ] for the movie '']'', drowned in helicopter crash while filming.		*15 ], 35, cinematographer for the movie '']'', drowned in helicopter crash while filming.
	*16 ], 95, American industrialist and architectural philanthropist.		*16 ], 95, American industrialist and architectural philanthropist.
	*16 ], 54, ] and ] coach.		*16 ], 54, Czech Republic national hockey team and ] coach.
	*16 ], 83, "]n" United States-born B-movie actress.		*16 ], 83, "Venezuelan" United States-born B-movie actress.
	*16 ], 72, ] politician and former ].		*16 ], 72, Barbadian politician and former ].
	*16 ], 91, ].		*16 ], 91, photographer.
	*16 ], 35, world champion ], murdered.		*16 ], 35, world champion boxer, murdered.
	*17 ], 45, rhythm guitarist for ], from lymphoma complications.		*17 ], 45, rhythm guitarist for ], from lymphoma complications.
	*17 ], 58, head of the administration of ].		*17 ], 58, head of the administration of ].
	*17 ], 85, French ].		*17 ], 85, French baritone.
	*17 ], 78, Australian novelist.		*17 ], 78, Australian novelist.
	*18 ], 97, first ] elected to the ].		*18 ], 97, first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate.
	*18 ], 82, ] of classic film music such as '']''.		*18 ], 82, composer of classic film music such as '']''.
	*18 ], 68, Mexican politician, former ].		*18 ], 68, Mexican politician, former ].
	*18 ], 69, American ] musician, founder of the band ].		*18 ], 69, American bluegrass musician, founder of the band ].
	*19 ], 74, German entrepreneur.		*19 ], 74, German entrepreneur.
	*19 ], 62, German politician, former ].		*19 ], 62, German politician, former ].
	*20 ], 82, Cuban-born star of ] films.		*20 ], 82, Cuban-born star of ] films.
	*20 ], 83, ]i politician and novelist.		*20 ], 83, Israeli politician and novelist.
	*22 ], 95, ] ] actress.		*22 ], 95, British silent film actress.
	*22 ], 43, ~~] ]~~ and ].		*22 ], 43, chess Grandmaster and coach.
	*22 ], 81, announcer who popularized the phrase ''"Elvis has left the building"'', ] accident.		*22 ], 81, announcer who popularized the phrase ''"Elvis has left the building"'', automobile accident.
	*22 ], 105, Australian ] ], last known survivor of the ].		*22 ], 105, Australian First World War veteran, last known survivor of the ].
	*22 ], 78, television and film writer, former president of the ].		*22 ], 78, television and film writer, former president of the ].
	*22 ], 83, film director, '']''.		*22 ], 83, film director, '']''.
	*22 ], 84, architect of economic liberalization during Czechoslovakia's ill-fated 1968 '']''.		*22 ], 84, architect of economic liberalization during Czechoslovakia's ill-fated 1968 '']''.
	*23 ], 100, ] Italian ~~] ]~~.		*23 ], 100, ] Italian Roman Catholic archbishop.
	*23 ], 88, former ], ], ], ] and ] ].		*23 ], 88, former ], ], ], ] and ] pitcher.
	*23 ], 103, ] of the ] ].		*23 ], 103, chairperson of the ] department store.
	*23 ], 92, ]n politician, ] 1971-1990.		*23 ], 92, Estonian politician, ] 1971-1990.
	*24 ], 99, former ] and ] of ].		*24 ], 99, former attorney general and chief justice of Florida.
	*24 ], 78, ]-born ].		*24 ], 78, Swiss-born psychiatrist.
	*24 ], 20, Greek ]ka.		*24 ], 20, Greek ]ka.
	*24 ], 76, American politician.		*24 ], 76, American politician.
	*25 ], 86, former ~~] ]~~, ] since 1973 and ] of ] from 1971 to 1995. ()		*25 ], 86, former Roman Catholic primate of Spain, Cardinal since 1973 and Archbishop of ] from 1971 to 1995. ()
	*25 ], 85, British film ] and ].		*25 ], 85, British film art director and production designer.
	*26 ], 53, ] ] designer.		*26 ], 53, Portuguese fashion designer.
	*26 ], 47, American ] singer.		*26 ], 47, American pop singer.
	*26 ], 56, Italian ], ] in ].		*26 ], 56, Italian journalist, murdered in Iraq.
		⚫	*27 ], 51, former consort to North Korean leader ], cancer (rumoured).
	*26 ], 90, ] (], ]).
⚫	*27 ], 51, former consort to ]n leader ], ] (rumoured).
	*27 ], 78, actor '']''		*27 ], 78, actor '']''
	*27 ], 93, foreign news correspondent for the '']'' and '']''; father of actor ].		*27 ], 93, foreign news correspondent for the '']'' and '']''; father of actor ].
	*27 ], 92, actress (] films).		*27 ], 92, actress (] films).
	*27 ], 57, former ] for the ].		*27 ], 57, former outfielder for the ].
	*28 ], 84, ] and ], ] nomination for writing ], ].		*28 ], 84, producer and screenwriter, ] nomination for writing ], lung cancer.
	*28 ], 111, oldest German.		*28 ], 111, oldest German.
	*30 ], 71, British athlete and athletics administrator.		*30 ], 71, British athlete and athletics administrator.
	*30 ], 69, ] of ], ], ] and ].		*30 ], 69, goalkeeper of ], ], ] and ].
	*30 ], 97, American ].		*30 ], 97, American astronomer.
	*30 ], 83, architect trained by ].		*30 ], 83, architect trained by ].
	*30 ], 55, motorcycle designer, injuries suffered during a stunt.		*30 ], 55, motorcycle designer, injuries suffered during a stunt.
	*31 ], 65, ] singer of "I'm a Fool to Care".		*31 ], 65, ] singer of "I'm a Fool to Care".
	*31 ], 61, lead singer of pop group ], ].		*31 ], 61, lead singer of pop group ], cancer.

	== September 2004 ==		== September 2004 ==
	*1 ], 89, the ] of ].		*1 ], 89, the ] of Syria.
	*1 ], 88, ] and former chairman of ], Hill Samuel, ] Group, and STC.		*1 ], 88, life peer and former chairman of ], Hill Samuel, ] Group, and STC.
	*1 ], 84, owner of Dart Drugs Chain, ].		*1 ], 84, owner of Dart Drugs Chain, congestive heart failure.
	*1 ], 79, leader of The Prisonaires, one of earliest music groups to record for ] and ].		*1 ], 79, leader of The Prisonaires, one of earliest music groups to record for ] and ].
	*1 Sir ], 66, former chief executive of ] and chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority.		*1 Sir ], 66, former chief executive of ] and chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority.
	*2 ], 72, ] ] writer (''I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke'').		*2 ], 72, commercial jingle writer (''I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke'').
	*2 ], 58, former ] and ] defenseman, throat cancer.		*2 ], 58, former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association defenseman, throat cancer.
	*2 ], 93, creator of the ].		*2 ], 93, creator of the ].
	*2 ], 77, ] computer scientist.		*2 ], 77, IBM computer scientist.
	*2 ], 80, biochemist.		*2 ], 80, biochemist.
	*3 ], 28, former ] ], car accident.		*3 ], 28, former University of Arizona wrestler, car accident.
	*4 ], 40, actor, ].		*4 ], 40, actor, ].
	*4 ], 84?, former ]; first ] to sign with the ], and first ] to bat over .300 in the 20th century.		*4 ], 84?, former Major League Baseball; first black player to sign with the ], and first ] to bat over .300 in the 20th century.
	*4 ], 68, ]'s former chief of ] and founder of modern emergency medical response, heart attack.		*4 ], 68, North Carolina's former chief of Emergency Medical Services and founder of modern emergency medical response, heart attack.
	*4 ], 75, ] and ] golfer, ]		*4 ], 75, ] and ] golfer, congestive heart failure
	*4 ], 33, American-born ] player, ].		*4 ], 33, American-born ] player, leukemia.
	*5 ], 31, actress ('']''), apparent ].		*5 ], 31, actress ('']''), apparent suicide.
	*5 ], 73, ], Canada politician and former federal cabinet minister, ].		*5 ], 73, New Brunswick, Canada politician and former federal cabinet minister, cancer.
	*5 ], 20, Italian ], killed during a race.		*5 ], 20, Italian motoracer, killed during a race.
	*5 ], 42, ] ], killed during a race		*5 ], 42, British ], killed during a race
	*5 ], 84, American actor.		*5 ], 84, American actor.
	*6 ], 90, one of the ] in '']''.		*6 ], 90, one of the ] in '']''.
	*6 ], 85, political scientist and author ('']'').		*6 ], 85, political scientist and author ('']'').
	*7 ], 31, campaigner for ] girls' and women's rights, cancer.		*7 ], 31, campaigner for Muslim girls' and women's rights, cancer.
	*7 ], 39, prominent ]n ] ], ].		*7 ], 39, prominent Indonesian human rights activist, arsenic.
	*7 ], 89, publisher of '']'', complications from a ].		*7 ], 89, publisher of '']'', complications from a stroke.
	*7 ], 70, first ~~] ]~~ since 1874, ].		*7 ], 70, first Republican governor of Mississippi since 1874, leukemia.
	*7 ], 89, ]-South African ], ] and anti-] activist.		*7 ], 89, Afrikaner-South African cleric, theologian and anti-apartheid activist.
	*8 ], 62, British novelist.		*8 ], 62, British novelist.
	*8 ], 91, ] animator.		*8 ], 91, Disney animator.
	*8 ], 90, former ] of France.		*8 ], 90, former Interior minister of France.
	*8? ], 86, founder of the ]		*8? ], 86, founder of the ]
	*9 ], 69, writer and producer for ] News.		*9 ], 69, writer and producer for ] News.
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	*10 ], 76, British actor.		*10 ], 76, British actor.
	*10 ], 51, actor, automobile crash.		*10 ], 51, actor, automobile crash.
	*11 ], 64, ] composer.		*11 ], 64, Slovak composer.
	*11 ], 71, ] lyricist ('']'', '']''), ].		*11 ], 71, Broadway lyricist ('']'', '']''), heart attack.
	*11 ], 64, ] graphic artist.		*11 ], 64, American graphic artist.
	*11 ], 55, ] ], helicopter crash.		*11 ], 55, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, helicopter crash.
	*12 ], 96, architect.		*12 ], 96, architect.
	*12 ], 72, ] politician, vice-president of the government council (1959–60) and prime minister (1977–78).		*12 ], 72, Djibouti politician, vice-president of the government council (1959–60) and prime minister (1977–78).
	*12 ], 77, British composer.		*12 ], 77, British composer.
	*12 ], 93, playwright, '']''.		*12 ], 93, playwright, '']''.
	*13 ], 99, early ] player with the ].		*13 ], 99, early National Football League player with the ].
	*14 ], 84, ] actor.		*14 ], 84, Danish actor.
	*14 ], 89, first ] appointed as ] judge.		*14 ], 89, first Hispanic American appointed as Federal Appeals Court judge.
	*15 ], 77, American baseball player (]).		*15 ], 77, American baseball player (]).
	*15 ], 91, songwriter, ''All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth''.		*15 ], 91, songwriter, ''All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth''.
	*15 ], 50?, leader of the 1999 transitional government in ].		*15 ], 50?, leader of the 1999 transitional government in Niger.
	*15 ], 55, guitarist and founding member of '']'', ].		*15 ], 55, guitarist and founding member of '']'', prostate cancer.
	*16 ], South African musician.		*16 ], South African musician.
	*16 ], American singer, one of the two ].		*16 ], American singer, one of the two ].
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	*18 ], 74, medieval scholar.		*18 ], 74, medieval scholar.
	*18 ], 82, filmmaker.		*18 ], 82, filmmaker.
	*18 ], 76, divorce lawyer to the stars, ].		*18 ], 76, divorce lawyer to the stars, cancer.
	*18 ], 74, Russian actress.		*18 ], 74, Russian actress.
	*19 ], 25, Norwegian ].		*19 ], 25, Norwegian snowboarder.
	*19 ], 71, ].		*19 ], 71, photojournalist.
	*19 ], 73, ] singer.		*19 ], 73, country music singer.
	*19 ], 96, ] of family of ] ]s.		*19 ], 96, patriarch of family of jazz musicians.
	*19 ], 91, the last writer from ] who wrote in ].		*19 ], 91, the last writer from Belarus who wrote in ].
	*20 ], 52, American civilian contractor, beheaded by Muslim ] in ].		*20 ], 52, American civilian contractor, beheaded by Muslim terrorists in Iraq.
	*20 ] ], 69, English ] and cup-winning coach and manager.		*20 ] OBE, 69, English footballer and cup-winning coach and manager.
	*20 ], 75, ]n singer and television journalist.		*20 ], 75, Estonian singer and television journalist.
	*21 ], 48, American civilian contractor, beheaded by ] in ].		*21 ], 48, American civilian contractor, beheaded by Muslim terrorists in Iraq.
	*21 ], 62, ] racer.		*21 ], 62, stock car racer.
	*22 ], 42, American professional wrestler known as ''The Big Boss Man''.		*22 ], 42, American professional wrestler known as ''The Big Boss Man''.
	*23 ], 57, former ] of ], ] and ] advocate.		*23 ], 57, former editor of ], feminist and civil rights advocate.
	*23 ], 84, ] ] ].		*23 ], 84, British World War II flying ace.
	*23 ], 53, ] singer.		*23 ], 53, Dutch singer.
	*23 ], 89, British politician.		*23 ], 89, British politician.
	*23 ], 86, former ] player and coach for the ].		*23 ], 86, former National Hockey League player and coach for the ].
	*23 ], 79, nuclear scientist and father of India's nuclear program.		*23 ], 79, nuclear scientist and father of India's nuclear program.
	*23 ], 85, radio personality; forerunner of ''shock jocks'' ] and ].		*23 ], 85, radio personality; forerunner of ''shock jocks'' ] and ].
	*24 ], 49, actor (]), motorcycle accident.		*24 ], 49, actor (]), motorcycle accident.
	*24 ], 69, French novelist.		*24 ], 69, French novelist.
	*25 ], 55, ], ] pioneer.		*25 ], 55, mathematician, information technology pioneer.
	*25 ], 79, ]; ex-owner of ] and ].		*25 ], 79, philanthropist; ex-owner of ] and ].
		⚫	*26 ], 32, Pakistani terrorist, supposed member of Al-Qaida.
	*25 Nicholas Rosas, 76, Mexican farmer, liver disease.
		⚫	*26 ], Hamas leader assassinated by car bomb.
⚫	*26 ], 32, Pakistani terrorist, supposed member of ].
		⚫	*27 ], 81, Taiwan's wealthiest businessman and founder of the ].
⚫	*26 ], ] leader assassinated by car bomb.
			*28 ], 77, fashion designer, pneumonia.
⚫	*27 ], 81, ]'s wealthiest businessman and founder of the ].
	*28 ], 77, ~~fashion~~ ~~designer,~~ ].		*28 ], 98, Indian author in Englis.
	*28 ], 98, ].
	*28 ], 74, longtime New York City radio disc jockey.		*28 ], 74, longtime New York City radio disc jockey.
	*29 ], 86, former ] junior ] and former ] of ].		*29 ], 86, former Dutch junior Foreign Minister and former CEO of ].
	*29 ], 49, New Zealand boxer.		*29 ], 49, New Zealand boxer.
	*29 ], 57, suspected murderer of Swedish prime minister ].		*29 ], 57, suspected murderer of Swedish prime minister ].
	*29 ], 34, French rally motorcyclist, accident.		*29 ], 34, French rally motorcyclist, accident.
	*29 ], 72, American women's ] and ] player, ].		*29 ], 72, American women's baseball and field hockey player, plane crash.
	*29 ] (also known as S. Bar David), 80, television writer.		*29 ] (also known as S. Bar David), 80, television writer.
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The following is a list of notable deaths in 2004.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference (and language of reference, if not English).

January 2004

See Deaths in January 2004.

February 2004

See Deaths in February 2004.

March 2004

2 Mercedes McCambridge, 85, Academy Award winning actress.
2 Marge Schott, 75, former primary owner of the Cincinnati Reds.
3 Susan Moller Okin, 57, liberal feminist political philosopher.
3 Luis Villalta, 35, professional boxer.
3 Cecily Adams, 39, actress.
4 Jake Hancock, 75, British geologist.
4 Claude Nougaro, 74, French chanteur.
4 Sir Malcolm Pasley, 77, British literary scholar.
4 Stephen Sprouse, 50, American artist and fashion designer.
4 John McGeoch, 48, British guitarist with Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees and PiL.
5 Mike O'Callaghan, 74, American politician, Governor of Nevada (1971–1979).
5 Julito Collazo, 78, Cuban Master Percussionist.
5 Joan Riudavets, 114, world's oldest documented man and oldest recognized person in Europe.
5 Percy Browne, 80, former British MP, jockey and farmer.
5 Stanisław Musiał, 75, Polish priest.
6 Eugene T. Booth, 91, American nuclear physicist.
6 Alan Short, 83, California legislator, co-author of the Short-Doyle Mental Health Act.
6 Frances Dee, 94, actress.
6 John Henry Williams, 35, controversial son of baseball great Ted Williams.
6 Ray Fernandez, 47, American professional wrestler best known as "Hercules Hernandez" or simply just "Hercules".
7 George Thompson, 78, British footballer.
7 Paul Winfield, 62, Emmy-winning actor.
8 Nicolae Cajal, 84, doctor, chairman of Romania's Jewish community.
8 Keith Hopkins, 69, British ancient historian and sociologist.
8 Robert Pastorelli, 49, actor on Murphy Brown.
8 Muhammad Zaidan (Abu Abbas), 55, founder of Palestine Liberation Front.
9 Albert Mol, 87, dancer, cabaret performer, actor, TV personality, author.
10 Robert D. Orr, 86, former Governor of Indiana.
10 James Parrish, 35, former National Football League player.
10 Dave Blood, 47, Dead Milkmen bassist.
11 Seymour Geisser, 74, statistician, DNA-evidence expert.
11 Edmund Sylvers, 47, lead singer of The Sylvers.
12 Finn Carling, 78, Norwegian author and playwright with cerebral palsy.
12 Yvonne Cernota, 24, German bobsled driver, in training accident.
12 Cid Corman, 79, Japan-based American poet and translator.
13 Franz König, 98, Austrian cardinal.
13 Dullah Omar, 69, South African cabinet minister.
15 Amparo Arrebato, 59, Colombian dancer.
15 Patrick Nuttgens, 74, British architect.
15 William Pickering, 93, former head of Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
15 John Pople, 78, British theoretical chemist and Nobel Prize winner.
16 Vilém Tauský, 94, Czech conductor and composer.
16 Brian Bianchini, 25, American fashion model.
16 Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 68, German prince.
17 J.J. Jackson, 62, former MTV video jockey.
17 George Boiardi, 22, lacrosse player for Cornell University.
18 Gene Bearden, 83, baseball player with the Cleveland Indians.
18 Vytas Brenner, 57, musician, keyboardist and composer.
18 Wallace Davenport, 78, New Orleans jazz trumpeter.
18 Harrison McCain, 76, Canadian businessman, founder of McCain Foods.
18 Guillermo Rivas, 72, Mexican comedy actor.
19 Brian Maxwell, 51, long-distance runner and founder of PowerBar.
19 Sir Horace Phillips, 86, British diplomat.
19 Mitchell Sharp, 92, former Canadian Liberal cabinet minister.
20 Chosuke Ikariya, 72, Japanese comedian, actor and leader of comedic group The Drifters.
20 Juliana, 94, former Queen of the Netherlands.
21 Mirwais Sadiq, ?, Civil Aviation Minister for Afghanistan.
22 Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, 66?, spiritual leader and founder of Hamas.
23 Sir Rupert Hamer, 87, Australian politician.
24 Dominic Agostino, 44, Ontario Liberal MPP.
24 Michael Garrison, 47, American ambient musician, liver failure.
26 Jan Berry, 62, the 'Jan' of Jan and Dean.
26 Jan Sterling, 82, American actress.
27 Art James, 74, game show host and announcer.
27 Larry Trask, 59, linguist and expert on the Basques.
27 Adán Sánchez, 19, Mexican singer.
27 James Wapakhabulo, 59, foreign minister of Uganda.
28 Lise de Baissac, 98, Special Operations Executive agent.
28 Sir Peter Ustinov, 82, British actor.
28 Robert Merle, 95, French author.
29 Chen Yi-hsiung, failed assassin in the 3-19 shooting incident.
30 Michael King, 58, New Zealand historian.
30 Erick Friedman, 64, American concert violinist, violin professor at Yale University.
30 Alistair Cooke, 95, BBC broadcaster and transatlantic commentator.
30 Hubert Gregg, 89, BBC broadcaster.
31 Sir John Warburton Paul, 88, British colonial administrator.
31 Hedi Lang, 72, first woman to preside the Swiss National Council.
31 Gurcharan Singh Tohra, 79, Sikh leader.

April 2004

1 Nilo Soruco, 76, Bolivian singer-songwriter.
1 Paul Atkinson, 58, British guitarist.
1 Carrie Snodgress, 57, actress.
1 Aaron Bank, 101, "Father of Special Forces".
1 Enrique Grau, 83, Colombian painter and sculptor.
1 Annette Daniels, 42, American opera singer.
2 Lawrence McGrew, 46, former New England Patriots linebacker.
3 John Diamond, Baron Diamond, 96, British life peer.
3 Gabriella Ferri, 62, Italian singer.
4 George Bamberger, 80, former major league pitcher and manager.
4 Gito Baloi, 39, Southern African musician.
5 Austin Willis, 86, Canadian movie actor and television host.
6 Larisa Bogoraz, 74, Russian dissident and human rights activist.
6 Marjorie Pay Hinckley, 92, wife of Gordon B. Hinckley.
6 Timothy, ~160, tortoise that served as a Royal Navy mascot in the Crimean War.
7 Robert Sangster, 67, leading British racehorse owner.
7 Kelucharan Mohapatra, 77, traditional Indian Odissi dancer.
8 Chief Bey, 90, American jazz percussionist and African folklorist.
8 Maureen Potter, 79, Irish comedienne and actor.
8 Bruce Edwards, 49, caddy of golfer Tom Watson.
9 Lélia Abramo, 93, Celebrity Brazilian actress, and one of the founders of President Lula da Silva's Workers Party - Obituary in Portuguese .
9 Nick and Mary Yankovic, 86 and 81, parents of "Weird Al" Yankovic.
9 Harry Babbitt, 90, singer.
9 Tom Lewis, 85, British obstetrician.
10 Lou Berberet, 74, former Major League Baseball catcher.
10 Jacek Kaczmarski, 47, Polish poet and singer, the bard of Solidarity.
10 Sakip Sabanci, 71, Turkish businessman.
12 Juan Valderrama, 87, Spanish folk and flamenco singer.
12 Frankie Narvaez, 65, Puerto Rican boxer.
13 Csaba Horváth, 74, Chemical engineer and scientist.
13 Caron Keating, 41, British television presenter.
15 Hans Gmür, 77, Swiss theatre author, director, composer and producer.
15 Mitsuteru Yokoyama, 69, Japanese manga artist.
17 (body found, death probably in November 2003) Dru Sjodin, 22, U.S. kidnap victim.
17 Edmond Pidoux, 95, Swiss author.
17 Barbara Kenyatta Bey, 59, Yoruba priestess and widow of jazz percussionist Chief Bey.
17 Geraint Howells, 79, Welsh politician.
17 Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, 56, Hamas leader.
17 Soundarya, 32, Indian film actress.
18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, 83, long-time Prime Minister and President of Fiji.
19 Frank B. Morrison, 98, former Governor of Nebraska.
19 Tim Burstall, 76, Australian film director and producer.
19 John Maynard Smith, 84, British biologist.
19 Norris McWhirter, 78, founder of the Guinness Book of Records.
19 Jim Cantalupo, 60, CEO of McDonald's.
20 Patrick Gibson, Baron Gibson, 88, British publisher and arts administrator.
21 Mary McGrory, 85, American journalist and columnist.
22 Arthur Roberts, 91, American physicist.
22 Pat Tillman, 27, former NFL player (Arizona Cardinals), Army Ranger, killed in action by friendly fire.
24 Estée Lauder, 97, cosmetics products pioneer.
24 Brian Manning, 76, British historian.
24 Willie Watson, 84, English cricketer.
25 Thom Gunn, 74, British poet.
25 Feridun Karakaya, 76, Turkish actor.
26 Hubert Selby Jr., 75, author of "Last Exit to Brooklyn".
26 Gunther E. Rothenberg, 90, German-born American historian.
27 David Jenkinson, 69, railway modeller and historian.
27 Roy Walford, 79, dietician and author.
28 B.J. Schramm, 65, businessman and aircraft developer.
29 Johannes Berg, 47, cornerstone of Norwegian science fiction fandom.
29 Nick Joaquin, 86, writer and Philippine national artist.
30 Heather Brigstocke, Baroness Brigstocke, 74, British educator.
30 Kioumars Saberi Foumani, 62, also known as Gol-Agha, Iranian satirist.
30 Jeffrey Alan Gray, 69, British psychiatrist.

May 2004

1 Felix Haug, 52, Swiss pop musician (Double)
2 Moe Burtschy, 82, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia & Kansas City Athletics.
2 Paul Guimard, 83, French writer.
3 Anthony Ainley, 71, British actor best known as The Master in Doctor Who.
3 Darrell Johnson, 75, former MLB catcher and manager.
3 Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, 84, British aristocrat and politician.
3 Basil Wells, 91, science fiction author.
4 Clement Dodd, 72, Jamaican reggae pioneer.
4 Tage Frid, 88, Danish woodworker.
4 Erik Smith, 73, German-born British music producer.
5 David Reimer, 39, notable gender-reassignment case.
5 Ritsuko Okazaki, 44, Japanese singer-songwriter and author.
6 Kjell Hallbing, 69, also known as Louis Masterson, Norwegian Western author.
6 Sir John Hill, 90, British poise officer.
6 Barney Kessel, 80, American jazz guitarist and studio musician.
7 Joseph Leo Doob, 94, American mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory.
7 Waldemar Milewicz, 48, Polish journalist, and Mounyra Beouamrane, killed in Iraq.
8 (body found) Nick Berg, 26, American civilian killed in Iraq.
9 Tommy Farrell, 82, American film and television actor
9 Percy M. Young, 91, British musicologist
9 Olive Osmond, 79, mother of entertainers Marie Osmond and the various Osmond Brothers
9 Rust Epique, 35, American Songwriter/Guitarist.
9 Alan King, 76, American comedian/actor
9 Brenda Fassie, 39, South African singer
9 Akhmad Kadyrov, 52, President of Chechnya
10 Eric Kierans, 90, Canadian politician.
10 (death announced) George, ~83, Blue Peter pet tortoise.
11 Mick Doyle, 63, Irish rugby union player and coach.
12 John LaPorta, 84, jazz clarinetist, composer and educator.
12 Syd Hoff, 91, children's book author, cartoonist.
12 John Robson, 54, English footballer.
12 John Whitehead, 55, R&B artist, shot dead.
12 Judith Cook, historian, campaigner and novelist.
13 Terry Crummitt, 27, actor, "SnackBoy" of The Sync fame.
13 Brian McNaughton, 68, American horror and fantasy writer
14 Anna Lee, 91, actress, best known for playing Lila Quartermaine on the TV show General Hospital
14 Jesus Gil, 71, controversial owner of Atlético Madrid football club.
14 Charlotte Benkner, 114, oldest recognized person in United States.
14 Shaun Sutton, 84, British television executive.
15 Carlos Orta, 60, Venezuelan artist, and principal dancer and choreographer of the José Limón Dance Company. -
15 Jack Bradbury, 89, animator and comic book artist.
15 William H. Hinton, 85, Marxist, author of Fanshen.
15 Gill Fox, 84, political cartoonist, comic book artist, and animator.
15 Colonel Robert Morgan, 85, former pilot of the Memphis Belle.
16 Marika Rökk, 90, actress.
16 Lord Hill-Norton, 89, British Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet.
17 Buster Narum, 63, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Orioles and Senators.
17 Jørgen Nash, 84, Danish poet, performance artist, brother of Asger Jorn.
17 Tony Randall, 84, television actor (The Odd Couple).
17 June Taylor, 86, television dancer and choreographer.
17 Ezzedine Salim, 60?, president of the Iraqi Governing Council.
17 (or May 18) Gunnar Graps, 57, Estonian rock singer and percussionist.
18 Elvin Jones, 76, jazz drummer, notably with the John Coltrane Quartet of the 1960s.
18 Hyacinthe Thiandoum, 83, Roman Catholic Cardinal, former Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal.
18 Arnold O. Beckman, 104, inventor, industrialist, philanthropist.
18 Joey Curtis, 79, former professional boxer, boxing referee and business owner.
19 Jack Eckerd, 91, former owner of the Eckerd drugstore chain.
19 Mary Dresselhuys, 97, Dutch actress.
19 Arnold Moore, 90, blues artist.
19 E.K. Nayanar, 87, three-time Chief Minister of Kerala, India.
20 Len Murray, Lord Murray of Epping Forest, 81, British trade union leader.
21 Rod Hall, 53, literary agent, murdered.
21 Gene Wood, 78, announcer of Family Feud and other US game shows.
22 Richard Biggs, 44, American actor, Babylon 5.
22 Mikhail Voronin, 59, Russian gymnast, double Olympic champion.
22 Dessi España, 32, circus performer, died from fall while performing without a net.
22 Samuel Curtis Johnson, 76, fourth generation president of SC Johnson company.
23 Trudy Marshall, 84, actress.
24 Henry Ries, 87, American photographer.
25 Roger W. Straus, Jr., 87, publisher (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
25 David Dellinger, 88, American antiwar activist, member of Chicago Eight.
25 Glenn Cunningham, 60, mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.
26 Gatjil Djerrkura, 54, Australian indigenous leader, Chairman of ATSIC 1996-2000.
27 Umberto Agnelli, 69, Italian industrialist, head of Fiat.
27 Jim Marshall, 63, British Labour MP.
27 Jack Losch, 69, member of 1st Little League World Series championship team.
28 Gerald Anthony, 52, actor, best known for playing Marco Dane on the TV show One Life to Live.
28 Irene Manning, 91, actress and singer (Yankee Doodle Dandy).
28 Josie Carey, 73, host of the Pittsburgh children's show "Children's Corner".
28 Michael Alison,77,British Privy Council member and former minister and MP.
29 Archibald Cox, 92, Watergate special prosecutor.
29 Sam Dash, 79, chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate scandal.
29 Jack Rosenthal, 72, British television dramatist.
29 Magne Havnå, 40, Norwegian former professional boxer, in boating accident.
29 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, 114, oldest documented person in the world.
30 Bobbie Irvine, 71, British ballroom dancer.
31 Robert Quine, 61, New York punk rock guitarist.
31 Alberta Martin, 97, last known widow of a Confederate soldier.

June 2004

1 William Manchester, 82, U.S. historian.
2 Dom Moraes, 65, Indian poet and writer.
2 Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, ~69, former defense minister and acting president of Ethiopia.
2 Nicolai Ghiaurov, 71, opera singer.
3 Frances Shand Kydd, 68, mother of Diana, Princess of Wales.
4 Phillip Bartlett, 44, original narrator of Pokémon and voice of Mewtwo from Pokémon: The First Movie, aortic dissection.
4 Wilmer Fields, 81, former Negro League Baseball All-Star.
4 Steve Lacy, 69, innovative jazz soprano saxophonist.
4 Brian Linehan, 58, Canadian television host and interviewer .(canada.com) (Toronto Star) (The Globe and Mail)
4 Nino Manfredi, 83, Italian actor.
5 Ronald Reagan, 93, film actor and 40th President of the United States (1981–1989).
6 Judy Campbell, 88, actress.
6 Robert Lees, 91, screenwriter, found decapitated.
6 Kate Worley, 46, comic book writer (Omaha the Cat Dancer).
6 Necdet Mahfi Ayral, 96, Turkish actor.
6 Iona Brown, 63, violinist and conductor.
6 Simon Cumbers, 36, Irish freelance cameraman/journalist, working for the BBC in Saudi Arabia, killed by Al Qaeda.
7 Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg, 38, black metal pioneer and main member of Bathory, heart failure.
7 Don Potter, 102, British sculptor.
7 Donald Trumbull, 95, special effects pioneer.
8 Mack Jones, 65, former Major League Baseball outfielder with the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.
8 Ronalda Pierce, 19, Florida State University basketball player, aneurysm.
9 Rosey Brown, 71, Pro Football Hall of Famer.
9 Barbara Whiting Smith, 73, actress.
10 Ray Charles, 73, rhythm and blues singer and soul music pioneer.
10 Brian Williamson, 59, Jamaican gay rights activist and founder of J-Flag, murdered.
10 Kiki Djan, 47, Ghanaian musician, AIDS and drug-related complications.
11 Egon von Furstenberg, 57, fashion designer; nephew of late Fiat head Gianni Agnelli.
11 Micah Harris, 21, Duke University defensive lineman, car accident.
11 Xenophon Zolotas, 100, former Prime Minister of Greece.
13 Dick Durrance, 89, 17-time American national champion in skiing.
13 Sir Stuart Hampshire, 89, British philosopher.
13 Ralph Wiley, 52, sports journalist.
13 Danny Dark, 65, announcer.
14 Robert Teeter, 65, Republican pollster.
14 Jack McClelland, 81, Canadian book publisher.
14 Ulrich Inderbinen, 103, mountain guide.
14 Max Rosenberg, 89, producer of horror movies.
15 Ahmet Piriştina, 52, Turkish politician, mayor of İzmir, heart attack.
15 Frank Nastasi, 81, actor and comedian (Lunch with Soupy).
16 Barry Cowan, 56, Northern Irish broadcaster.
16 Albert Fischer, 84, German jurist.
16 Dr. Herman Goldstine, 90, computing pioneer who helped develop ENIAC, Parkinson's disease.
16 Thanom Kittikachorn, 91, former Thai prime minister.
17 Sir Stuart Hampshire, 89, philosopher.
17 Gerry McNeil, 78, Stanley Cup-winning National Hockey League goaltender.
17 Jacek Kuroń, 70, Polish dissident and statesman.
18 Frederick Jaeger, 76, German born British character actor.
18 Paul Johnson, ~49, American hostage, decapitated by al-Qaeda.
18 Nek Mohammed, ~27, Pakistani tribal leader in Waziristan and key Taliban ally, killed by Pakistani military forces.
19 Colin McCormack, 62, Welsh actor.
19 Nob Yoshigahara, 68, mathematician and puzzle expert.
20 Nabil Sahraoui, Algerian militant, head of GSPC and linked to al-Qaeda.
20 Jim Bacon, 54, Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania.
21 Leonel Brizola, 82, Brazilian politician, heart failure.
22 Carlton Skinner, 91, American naval officer and politician, first civilian governor of Guam.
22 Thomas Gold, 84, American astrophysicist.
22 Bob Bemer, 84, American computer scientist, cancer.
22 Francisco Ortiz Franco, ~50, Mexican journalist, murdered.
22 Mattie Stepanek, 13, American poet and advocate, muscular dystrophy.
22 Kim Sun-il, 33, South Korean translator, decapitated by Iraqi militants.
24 Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, 40, Greek songwriter, author.
24 Carl Rakosi, 100, American poet.
25 Karol Kennedy Kucher, 72, former United States ice skating champion, pneumonia.
26 Naomi Shemer, 74, Israeli songwriter.
26 Yash Johar, 75, Indian Bollywood film producer.
27 George Patton IV, 80, US Army general and son of George Patton.
27 Darrell Russell, 35, National Hot Rod Association drag racer, first racer killed at an NHRA event since 1996.
28 David A. Thomas, 86, American educator.
28 Keith "Matt" Maupin, 20, U.S. Army Private First Class, killed by Islamist militants in Iraq.
28 Anthony Buckeridge, 92, English author, creator of the Jennings books.
29 Juan Antonio Lopez, 52, Mexican boxer, fought Wilfredo Gómez, leukemia.

July 2004

1 Enrique Mederos, Latin American voice actor.
1 Peter Barnes, 73, British screenwriter and playwright, stroke.
1 Marlon Brando, 80, American actor, pulmonary fibrosis.
1 Sir Richard May, 65, former presiding judge, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
2 Sir John William Kay, Lord Justice of Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
2 John Cullen Murphy, 85, comic strip artist (Prince Valiant).
2 Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, 84, Portuguese writer and poet.
2 Gareth Payne, 68, former Welsh rugby union international.
3 John Barron, 83, actor.
3 Michael Curtis, 84, British newspaper editor and executive.
3 Jimmy Mack, 70, Scots radio personality.
4 Andrian Nikolayev, 74, Russian cosmonaut.
4 Jean-Marie Auberson, 84, Swiss orchestra conductor.
5 Robert Burchfield, 81, Oxford English Dictionary lexicographer.
5 Hugh Shearer, 81, former Prime Minister of Jamaica.
5 Rodger Ward, 83, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion.
6 Peter Birks, 62, British academic lawyer.
6 Eric Douglas, 46, youngest son of actor Kirk Douglas.
6 Thomas Klestil, 71, Federal President of Austria, heart failure.
6 Syreeta Wright, 58, singer, songwriter, ex-wife of Stevie Wonder.
7 Xiaokai Yang, 55, Australian economist.
8 Jaroslav Hules, 30, Czech motorcycle racer, suicide.
8 Albert Friedlander, 77, German rabbi.
8 Paula Danziger, 59, U.S. author.
8 Mike Woodin, 38, Principal Speaker of Green Party of England and Wales and Oxford City Councillor.
8 Jean Lefebvre, 84, French actor.
9 Jeillo Edwards, ~62, Sierra Leonean actress, first black actor to appear on "The Bill".
9 Isabel Sanford, 86, actress, The Jeffersons, natural causes.
9 Paul Klebnikov, 41, editor of Forbes magazine's Russian edition, murdered.
9 Ron Milner, 66, African-American playwright.
9 Jeff Smith, 65, chef and host of The Frugal Gourmet.
10 Rudy LaRusso, 66, five-time National Basketball Association All-Star.
10 Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, 74, former Prime Minister of Portugal.
10 Inge Meysel, 94, German actress.
11 Walter Wager, 79, American author.
11 Betty Oliphant, 85, founder of Canada's National Ballet School.
11 Frances Hyland, 77, Canadian theatre actress.
11 Laurance Rockefeller, 94, conservationist and philanthropist.
11 Dorothy Hart, 82, American actress.
12 Ersel Hickey, 70, rockabilly singer.
12 George Mallaby, 64, Australian actor.
13 Joe Gold, 82, bodybuilding pioneer and Gold's Gym founder.
13 Clifford Irving, 90, Manx politician.
13 Arthur Kane, 53, American bassist for the New York Dolls, leukemia.
13 Carlos Kleiber, 74, Austrian conductor.
14 Hans A. Pestalozzi, 75, Swiss social critic.
14 Alex Willoughby, 59, British footballer.
15 Charles Sweeney, 84, pilot of Bockscar, the B-29 that dropped the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
15 Yoko Watanabe, 51, Japanese operatic soprano.
16 George Busbee, 76, former governor of Georgia.
16 Bella Lewitzky, 88, modern dance pioneer and choreographer.
17 Paul Hilmar Jensen, 74, Norwegian philatelist.
17 Sir Julian Hodge, 99, British entrepreneur, founder of the Carlyle Trust bank.
17 Pat Roach, 67, wrestler and actor; cancer. ()
17 Susan Cullen-Ward, 63, wife of the pretender to Albania's throne, Leka Zogu; cancer.
18 Paul Foot, 66, British journalist and campaigner.
18 Émile Peynaud, 92, French wine expert.
19 Carvalho Leite, 92, Brazilian footballer, one of the last survivor of national team in 1930 FIFA World Cup.
19 Zenko Suzuki, 93, former Prime Minister of Japan.
19 Lori Hacking, 27, wife of Mark Hacking.
20 Adi Lady Lala Mara, 73, Fijian chieftainess and former First Lady; widow of Prime Minister and President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
20 Antonio Gades, 67, Spanish Flamenco dancer, cancer.
21 Edward B. Lewis, 85, US-biologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995).
21 Elder Neal A. Maxwell, 78, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
21 Jerry Goldsmith, 75, movie and television composer.
22 Illinois Jacquet, 81, United States jazz saxophonist.
22 Sacha Distel, 71, French singer.
22 Hume Horan, 69, American diplomat.
23 Joe Cahill, 84, Irish politician.
23 Mehmood, 72, Indian actor.
23 Janet Chisholm, 75, former British MI6 agent.
23 Carlos Paredes, 79, Portuguese guitar player.
23 Serge Reggiani, 82, French singer and actor.
24 Edward D. Thalmann, 59, retired United States Navy Captain and doctor whose research developed military and recreational dive tables, congestive heart failure.
24 Fred LaRue, 75, part of Watergate scandal.
24 Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons, 72, National Basketball Association basketball coach.
25 Francisco Romão, 61, Angolan deputy foreign minister, suicide.
26 William A. Mitchell, 92, food scientist, inventor of Pop Rocks candy and Tang drink mix.
26 Rubén Gómez, 77, Puerto Rico, former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins.
26 Oguz Aral, 68, Turkish caricaturist; creator of Avanak Avni, Kostebek Husnu, and Utanmaz Adam.
26 Sidney Francis Greene, Lord Greene of Harrow Weald, 94, British railroad worker, trade union leader, and life peer.
27 Carmine G. DeSapio, 95, last boss of Tammany Hall.
27 Bob Tisdall, 97, won the gold medal in hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
28 Tiziano Terzani, 65, Italian journalist, famous for his books on Asia.
28 Sam Edwards, 89, American actor, Little House on the Prairie, heart failure.
28 Francis Crick, 88, British biologist, one of the discoverers of the "double-helix" shape of DNA, cancer.
28 Jackson Beck, 92, announcer and voice actor.
28 Eugene Roche, 75, American character actor and the "Ajax" Man.
28 Steve Patterson, 56, former center of the UCLA basketball team, coach at Arizona State University and founder of the Grand Canyon State Games.
29 Nafisa Joseph, 25, model, MTV video jockey, Miss India 1997; suicide.
29 Susan Buffett, 71, estranged wife of billionaire/investment guru Warren Buffett.
29 Rena Vlahopoulou, 81, Greek comedienne.
30 Andre Noble, 25, Canadian actor.
30 Ali Abbasi, 42, BBC Scotland travel presenter.
31 Laura Betti, 70, Italian actress.
31 Elder David B. Haight, 97, oldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
31 Virginia Grey, 87, American actress. Little Eva in the first film adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin
31 Ray Tolchard, English cricketer and umpire.

August 2004

1 Philip Hauge Abelson, 91, physicist, co-discoverer of Neptunium.
1 Sidney Morgenbesser, 82, philosopher.
3 Bob Murphy, 79, Major League Baseball/New York Mets announcer.
3 Arturo Tolentino, 94, Philippine lawyer and politician.
3 Margo McLennan, 66, British actress, Prisoner, cancer.
3 Henri Cartier-Bresson, 95, French photographer.
4 Hunter Hancock, 88, R&B and rock DJ.
5 James Alford, 90, British athlete.
6 Rick James, 56, funk singer.
7 Paul "Red" Adair, 89, American oil well fire-fighter.
7 Colin Bibby, 55, English ornithologist.
7 Bernard Levin, 75, journalist and broadcaster.
8 Fay Wray, 96, King Kong actress.
8 Dimitris Papamichael, 70, Greek actor.
8 Robert "Gypsy Boots" Bootzin, 89, health and fitness pioneer.
8 Leon Golub, 82, internationally recognized artist and painter.
8 Paul "Mousie" Garner, 95, comedian, Three Stooges associate.
8 Richard Taylor, 23, skating and skiing champion, collided with a concrete lamp-post.
9 Michael Grant, 89, classical scholar and author.
9 Tony Mottola, 86, guitarist who played with Frank Sinatra and on the Tonight Show orchestra.
9 David Raksin, 92, film composer.
10 James Stillman Rockefeller, 102, oldest known U.S. Olympic medal winner.
10 Alan N. Cohen, 73, former owner of the Boston Celtics.
11 Bill Martin, Jr., 88, author of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
11 Joe Falls, 76, longtime sports writer for The Detroit News.
12 Sir Godfrey N. Hounsfield, 84, Nobel Prize in Medicine, coinventor of the CAT scan.
12 Robert L. Morris, 62, American parapsychologist.
12 Peter Woodthorpe, 72, British character actor.
12 George Yardley, 75, National Basketball Association Hall of Famer.
13 Julia Child, 91, author and television hostess on French cuisine.
13 Milton Pollack, 97, U.S. federal judge who ruled on court cases involving Wall Street.
13 Stefan Dimitrov, Bulgarian opera basso singer.
14 William D. Ford, 77, member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan from 1965 to 1995.
14 Dhananjoy Chatterjee, 42, rapist and murderer; the first person executed in India since 1995.
14 Czesław Miłosz, 93, Polish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980.
15 Semiha Berksoy, 94, Turkish opera singer.
15 Sune K. Bergström, 88, Nobel Prize in Medicine.
15 Neal Fredericks, 35, cinematographer for the movie The Blair Witch Project, drowned in helicopter crash while filming.
16 J. Irwin Miller, 95, American industrialist and architectural philanthropist.
16 Ivan Hlinka, 54, Czech Republic national hockey team and Pittsburgh Penguins coach.
16 Acquanetta, 83, "Venezuelan" United States-born B-movie actress.
16 George Moe, 72, Barbadian politician and former Chief Justice of Belize.
16 Carl Mydans, 91, photographer.
16 Robert Quiroga, 35, world champion boxer, murdered.
17 Dennis "D-Roc" Miles, 45, rhythm guitarist for Body Count, from lymphoma complications.
17 Anatoly Guzhvin, 58, head of the administration of Astrakhan Oblast.
17 Gérard Souzay, 85, French baritone.
17 Thea Astley, 78, Australian novelist.
18 Hiram Fong, 97, first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate.
18 Elmer Bernstein, 82, composer of classic film music such as The Magnificent Seven.
18 Víctor Cervera Pacheco, 68, Mexican politician, former Governor of Yucatán.
18 Charlie Waller, 69, American bluegrass musician, founder of the band Country Gentlemen.
19 Rudolf Miele, 74, German entrepreneur.
19 Günter Rexrodt, 62, German politician, former Economics Minister of Germany.
20 María Antonieta Pons, 82, Cuban-born star of rumbera films.
20 Moshe Shamir, 83, Israeli politician and novelist.
22 Muriel Angelus, 95, British silent film actress.
22 Konstantin Aseev, 43, chess Grandmaster and coach.
22 Al Dvorin, 81, announcer who popularized the phrase "Elvis has left the building", automobile accident.
22 Marcel Caux, 105, Australian First World War veteran, last known survivor of the Battle of Pozières.
22 George Kirgo, 78, television and film writer, former president of the Writers Guild of America.
22 Daniel Petrie, Sr., 83, film director, A Raisin in the Sun.
22 Ota Sik, 84, architect of economic liberalization during Czechoslovakia's ill-fated 1968 Prague Spring.
23 Francesco Minerva, 100, centenarian Italian Roman Catholic archbishop.
23 Hank Borowy, 88, former New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers pitcher.
23 Mary Guiney, 103, chairperson of the Clerys department store.
23 Heinrich Mark, 92, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile 1971-1990.
24 Richard Ervin, 99, former attorney general and chief justice of Florida.
24 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 78, Swiss-born psychiatrist.
24 Eleni Ioannou, 20, Greek judoka.
24 Bob Price, 76, American politician.
25 Marcelo Gonzalez Martin, 86, former Roman Catholic primate of Spain, Cardinal since 1973 and Archbishop of Toledo from 1971 to 1995. (Papal condolence message)
25 Don Ashton, 85, British film art director and production designer.
26 José Carlos, 53, Portuguese fashion designer.
26 Laura Branigan, 47, American pop singer.
26 Enzo G. Baldoni, 56, Italian journalist, murdered in Iraq.
27 Ko Young-hee, 51, former consort to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, cancer (rumoured).
27 William Pierson, 78, actor Stalag 17
27 Fernand Auberjonois, 93, foreign news correspondent for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade; father of actor René Auberjonois.
27 Suzanne Kaaren, 92, actress (Three Stooges films).
27 Willie Crawford, 57, former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
28 Robert Lewin, 84, producer and screenwriter, Academy Award nomination for writing The Bold and the Brave, lung cancer.
28 Lina Zimmer, 111, oldest German.
30 Derek Johnson, 71, British athlete and athletics administrator.
30 Willie Duff, 69, goalkeeper of Heart of Midlothian, Charlton Athletic, Peterborough United and Dunfermline Athletic.
30 Fred Whipple, 97, American astronomer.
30 Fay Jones, 83, architect trained by Frank Lloyd Wright.
30 Larry Desmedt, 55, motorcycle designer, injuries suffered during a stunt.
31 Joe Barry, 65, Swamp Pop singer of "I'm a Fool to Care".
31 Carl Wayne, 61, lead singer of pop group The Move, cancer.

September 2004

1 Ahmed Kuftaro, 89, the Grand Mufti of Syria.
1 Kenneth Alexander Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre, 88, life peer and former chairman of Rolls-Royce, Hill Samuel, Beecham Group, and STC.
1 Herbert H. Haft, 84, owner of Dart Drugs Chain, congestive heart failure.
1 Johnny Bragg, 79, leader of The Prisonaires, one of earliest music groups to record for Sam Phillips and Sun Records.
1 Sir Alastair Morton, 66, former chief executive of Eurotunnel and chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority.
2 Billy Davis, 72, commercial jingle writer (I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke).
2 Paul Shmyr, 58, former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association defenseman, throat cancer.
2 Donald Leslie, 93, creator of the Leslie speaker.
2 Bob O. Evans, 77, IBM computer scientist.
2 Joan Oró i Florensa, 80, biochemist.
3 Steven Blackford, 28, former University of Arizona wrestler, car accident.
4 Michael Louden, 40, actor, autoerotic asphyxiation.
4 Bob Boyd, 84?, former Major League Baseball; first black player to sign with the Chicago White Sox, and first Baltimore Orioles to bat over .300 in the 20th century.
4 James O. Page, 68, North Carolina's former chief of Emergency Medical Services and founder of modern emergency medical response, heart attack.
4 Moe Norman, 75, PGA and Canadian Tour golfer, congestive heart failure
4 Alphonso Ford, 33, American-born Euroleague player, leukemia.
5 Fritha Goodey, 31, actress (About a Boy), apparent suicide.
5 Gerald Merrithew, 73, New Brunswick, Canada politician and former federal cabinet minister, cancer.
5 Alessio Perilli, 20, Italian motoracer, killed during a race.
5 Caroline Pratt, 42, British eventer, killed during a race
5 Steve Wayne, 84, American actor.
6 Elly Annie Schneider, 90, one of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz.
6 Harvey Wheeler, 85, political scientist and author (Fail-Safe).
7 Samira Bellil, 31, campaigner for Muslim girls' and women's rights, cancer.
7 Munir, 39, prominent Indonesian human rights activist, arsenic.
7 Gerard Piel, 89, publisher of Scientific American, complications from a stroke.
7 Kirk Fordice, 70, first Republican governor of Mississippi since 1874, leukemia.
7 Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé, 89, Afrikaner-South African cleric, theologian and anti-apartheid activist.
8 Ian Cochrane, 62, British novelist.
8 Frank Thomas, 91, Disney animator.
8 Raymond Marcellin, 90, former Interior minister of France.
8? Richard Girnt Butler, 86, founder of the Aryan Nations
9 Joan Snyder, 69, writer and producer for CBS News.
9 Ernie Ball, 74, guitar equipment maker.
9 Jimmy Spence, 69, British ice hockey player.
10 Brock Adams, 77, U.S. politician.
10 Leonard Birchall, 89, Canadian Air Force officer.
10 Glyn Owen, 76, British actor.
10 O.L. Duke, 51, actor, automobile crash.
11 Juraj Beneš, 64, Slovak composer.
11 Fred Ebb, 71, Broadway lyricist (Cabaret, Chicago), heart attack.
11 David Mann, 64, American graphic artist.
11 Peter VII, 55, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, helicopter crash.
12 Max Abramovitz, 96, architect.
12 Ahmed Dini Ahmed, 72, Djibouti politician, vice-president of the government council (1959–60) and prime minister (1977–78).
12 John Buller, 77, British composer.
12 Jerome Chodorov, 93, playwright, My Sister Eileen.
13 Glenn Presnell, 99, early National Football League player with the Detroit Lions.
14 Ove Sprogøe, 84, Danish actor.
14 Reynaldo G. Garza, 89, first Hispanic American appointed as Federal Appeals Court judge.
15 Nalda Bird, 77, American baseball player (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League).
15 Donald Yetter Gardner, 91, songwriter, All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.
15 Daouda Malam Wanke, 50?, leader of the 1999 transitional government in Niger.
15 Johnny Ramone, 55, guitarist and founding member of The Ramones, prostate cancer.
16 Dolly Rathebe, South African musician.
16 Izora Rhodes Armstead, American singer, one of the two Weather Girls.
16 Virginia Hamilton Adair, 91, American poet.
17 Katharina Dalton, 87, pioneered research on premenstrual stress syndrome.
18 Norman Cantor, 74, medieval scholar.
18 Russ Meyer, 82, filmmaker.
18 Marvin Mitchelson, 76, divorce lawyer to the stars, cancer.
18 Klara Rumyanova, 74, Russian actress.
19 Line Østvold, 25, Norwegian snowboarder.
19 Eddie Adams, 71, photojournalist.
19 Skeeter Davis, 73, country music singer.
19 Ellis Marsalis, Sr., 96, patriarch of family of jazz musicians.
19 Ryhor Reles, 91, the last writer from Belarus who wrote in Yiddish.
20 Eugene Armstrong, 52, American civilian contractor, beheaded by Muslim terrorists in Iraq.
20 Brian Clough OBE, 69, English footballer and cup-winning coach and manager.
20 Kalmer Tennosaar, 75, Estonian singer and television journalist.
21 Jack Hensley, 48, American civilian contractor, beheaded by Muslim terrorists in Iraq.
21 Larry Phillips, 62, stock car racer.
22 Ray Traylor, 42, American professional wrestler known as The Big Boss Man.
23 Margaret Sloan-Hunter, 57, former editor of Ms. Magazine, feminist and civil rights advocate.
23 Maurice Michael Stephens, 84, British World War II flying ace.
23 André Hazes, 53, Dutch singer.
23 Nigel Nicolson, 89, British politician.
23 Billy Reay, 86, former National Hockey League player and coach for the Chicago Black Hawks.
23 Raja Ramanna, 79, nuclear scientist and father of India's nuclear program.
23 Bill Ballance, 85, radio personality; forerunner of shock jocks Tom Leykis and Howard Stern.
24 Tim Choate, 49, actor (Babylon 5), motorcycle accident.
24 Françoise Sagan, 69, French novelist.
25 Alain Glavieux, 55, mathematician, information technology pioneer.
25 Marvin Davis, 79, philanthropist; ex-owner of Twentieth Century Fox and Pebble Beach.
26 Amjad Hussain Farooqi, 32, Pakistani terrorist, supposed member of Al-Qaida.
26 Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil, Hamas leader assassinated by car bomb.
27 Tsai Wan-lin, 81, Taiwan's wealthiest businessman and founder of the Lin Yuan Group.
28 Geoffrey Beene, 77, fashion designer, pneumonia.
28 Mulk Raj Anand, 98, Indian author in Englis.
28 Scott Muni, 74, longtime New York City radio disc jockey.
29 Ernst van der Beugel, 86, former Dutch junior Foreign Minister and former CEO of KLM.
29 David Jackson, 49, New Zealand boxer.
29 Christer Pettersson, 57, suspected murderer of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.
29 Richard Sainct, 34, French rally motorcyclist, accident.
29 Gertrude Dunn, 72, American women's baseball and field hockey player, plane crash.
29 Shimon Wincelberg (also known as S. Bar David), 80, television writer.
30 Jacques Levy, 69, director of original production of Oh! Calcutta!.
30 Ignatius Wolfington, 84, American character actor.
30 Willem Oltmans, 79, Dutch maverick journalist, cancer.
30 Justin Strzelczyk, 36, former National Football League Pittsburgh Steelers player, car crash while leading police on chase.
30 Gamini Fonseka, 68, Sri Lankan actor and politician.