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The following is a list of notable figures who have died recently.
January 2004
- 13 Harold Shipman, 54, British serial killer
- 10 Yinka Dare, 32, Nigerian former NBA basketball player for the New Jersey Nets
- 9 Norberto Bobbio, 94, Italian senator and jurist
- 8 John A. Gambling, 73, American radio host, second in WOR Radio's "Rambling with Gambling" dynasty, from 1959 to 1991
- 7 Ingrid Thulin, 76, Swedish actress, "Cries and Whispers"
- 6 Pierre Charles, 49, Prime Minister of Dominica
- 6 Francesco Scavullo, fashion photographer
- 5 Tug McGraw, 59, baseball pitcher
- 5 David Lipschultz, 33, American journalist (USA Today, New York Times, Smart Money and Red Herring)
- 4 Brian Gibson, 59, film director, "What's Love Got to Do With It"
- 4 Jake Hess, 76, Southern Gospel singing legend
- 4 Jeff Nuttall - poet, publisher, actor, painter, sculptor, jazz trumpeter, social commentator and author of Bomb Culture.
- 4 Joan Aiken, 79, author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
- 4 John Toland, American author and historian
- 2 Lynn Cartwright, 76, American actress
- 2 Etta Moten Barnett, 102, actress
December 2003
- 31 Arthur R. von Hippel, 105, German-born scientist and MIT professor who made critical contributions to the development of radar.
- 31 Bríd Durrane, 109, the oldest person to receive a university degree and write an autobiography (both at 103), last surviving person who knew the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Uprising personally
- 31 Yoshio Shirai, 80, first Japanese world boxing champion
- 30 David Bale, 62, activist
- 30 John Gregory Dunne, 71, American novelist and screenwriter
- 30 Anita Mui, 40, Hong Kong pop queen
- 30 Archbishop Michael Courtney, the Irish-born Papal Nuncio to Burundi who was central to peace negotiations, 58 assassinated
- 29 Earl Hindman, 61, U.S. actor, played "Wilson" on Home Improvement TV series
- 29 Bob Monkhouse, 75, British comedian and game show host
- 28 Dinsdale Landen, 71, British actor
- 28 Isabelle Stevenson, chairman of the board of the American Theatre Wing, presenters of the Tony Awards.
- 27 Vestal Goodman, 74, Queen of Southern Gospel music
- 27 Ivan Calderon, (41 years) Puerto Rican former major league baseball star
- 27 Sir Alan Bates, British actor
- 26 Phil Goldman, 39, WebTV founder
- 22 Dave Dudley, 75, Country music singer
- 20 John Halfpenny Australian unionist (68 years)
- 19 Hope Lange, actress in Peyton Place
- 19 Peter Carter-Ruck UK libel lawyer (89 years)
- 17 Ed Devereaux, Australian actor
- 17 Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns football quarterback during the 1950s (82 years)
- 16 Gary Stewart, Country music singer (suicide, age 58)
- 16 Robert Stanfield, Canadian politician
- 15 Keith Magnuson, former National Hockey League player (car accident, 56 years)
- 15 George Fisher, U.S. political cartoonist
- 14 Jeanne Crain, Oscar-nominated actress (78 years)
- 14 Blas Ople, foreign minister of the Philippines (75 years)
- 13 William V. Roth, Jr., former U.S. Senator, known for Kemp-Roth Tax Cut and Roth IRA.
- 13 Elizabeth Bates, Professor of Psychology at University of California, San Diego (56 years).
- 12 Keiko, orca of Reino Aventura and Free Willy fame (27 years)
- 12 Heydar Aliyev, former President of Azerbaijan (80 years)
- 12 Fadwa Toukan, Palestinian poet (86 years)
- 12 Earl Gillespie, sportscaster, voice of the Milwaukee Braves (81 years)
- 11 Ahmadou Kourouma, author from Côte d'Ivoire
- 11 John W. Sidgmore, former head of Worldcom and UUNet
- 11 Paulos Tzadua, Roman Catholic cardinal from Ethiopia
- 9 Paul Simon, former U.S. Senator from Illinois (75 years)
- 8 Rubén González, Cuban pianist, member of the Buena Vista Social Club (84 years)
- 8 Johnny Bulla, golfer (89 years)
- 7 Raúl Vale, Venezuelan-Mexican entertainer (59 years)
- 7 Carl F. H. Henry, American Evangelical theologian, founder of Christianity Today magazine (90 years)
- 7 Azie Taylor Morton, former Treasurer of the United States (67 years)
- 6 Jose-Maria Jimenez, professional cyclist (32 years)
- 6 Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, President of Guatemala 1970-74 (85 years)
- 6 Jerry Tuite, professional wrestler (36 years)
- 5 Bert Templeton, ice hockey coach (63 years)
- 3 David Hemmings, actor
- 2 Ignaz Kiechle, German politician, minister for agriculture 1983-93
- 1 Clark Kerr, first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, 1952-58, and President of the University of California, 1958-67 (92 years)
External links and references
For earlier deaths see Deaths in 2003, Deaths in 2002, Deaths in 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, ...