Recent deaths
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The following is a list of notable figures who have died recently.
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May 2004
- 7 Waldemar Milewicz, 48, Polish journalist, and Mounyra Beouamrane, killed in Iraq
- 6 Celal Bilgin, 40, Turkish businessman
- 6 Kjell Hallbing, 69, aka Louis Masterson, Norwegian Western author [1]
- 4 Clement Dodd, 72, Jamaican reggae pioneer
- 3 Darrell Johnson, 75, former MLB catcher and manager [1]
- 3 Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, 84, British politician
- 2 Paul Guimard, 83, French writer
- 1 Felix Haug, 52, Swiss pop musician (Double)
- 1 Lojze Kovacic, Slovenian writer
April 2004
- 30 Lou Chapman, 90, long time Milwaukee Sentinel baseball writer [1]
- 29 Johannes Berg, 47, cornerstone of the Norwegian science fiction fandom scene
- 29 Nick Joaquin, 86, writer and Philippine national artist
- 27 Roy Walford, 79, advocate of caloric restriction and author of Beyond the 120-Year Diet [1]
- 26 Hubert Selby Jr, 75, author of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
- 25 Thom Gunn, 74, British poet
- 25 Feridun Karakaya, 76, Turkish actor
- 25 Bill Grace, 69, Phoenix businessman
- 25 Carl Melles, Hungarian conductor
- 24 Estee Lauder, 95, cosmetics products pioneer
- 24 Jose Giovanni, 80, French director and crime-writer
- 23 David Jenkinson, railway modeller and historian.
- 22 Pat Tillman, 27, former NFL player (Arizona Cardinals), Army Ranger, killed in action
- 21 Concha Zardoya, 89, (Chile/Spain) poet and writer, and one of the main links between Spanish and English literatures
- 21 Mary McGrory, 85, American journalist and columnist
- 19 (body found, death probably on March 30) Alejandro Ferretis, 59, Mexican avant-garde actor, murdered [1]
- 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
- 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, 83, long-time Prime Minister and President of Fiji
- 18 (body found, death probably on April 14) Tamara Dunstan, 29, U.S. kidnap victim
- 17 (body found, death probably in November 2003) Dru Sjodin, 22, U.S. kidnap victim
- 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
- 15 Hans Gmuer, 77, Swiss theatre author, director, composer and producer
- 15 Mitsuteru Yokoyama, 69, Japanese manga artist
- 13 Caron Keating, 41, British television presenter
- 12 Juan Valderrama, 87, Spanish folk and flamenco singer
- 12 Frankie Narvaez, 65, Puerto Rican boxer
- 10 Orazio Fumagalli, 83, Italian sculptor - AP Obituary [1]
- 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
- 9 Lelia Abramo, 93, Celebrity Brazilian actress, and one of the founders of President Lula da Silva's Workers Party - Obituary in Portuguese [1]
- 9 Nick and Mary Yankovic, 86 and 81, parents of Weird Al Yankovic
- 9 Harry Babbitt, 90, singer
- 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
- 7 Robert Sangster, 67, leading British racehorse owner
- 7 Kelucharan Mohapatra, 77, traditional Indian Odissi dancer
- 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
- 5 Austin Willis, 86, Canadian movie actor and television host
- 4 George Bamberger, 80, former major league pitcher and manager
- 4 Gito Baloi, 39, Southern African musician
- 4 Serhane ben Abdelmajid Farkhet, ?, Moroccan, suspected Madrid train bomber
- 3 John Diamond, Baron Diamond, 96, British life peer
- 3 Gabriella Ferri, 62, Italian Singer
- 2 Lawrence McGrew, 46, former New England Patriots linebacker
- 1 Nilo Soruco, 76, Bolivian singer-songwriter
- 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
March 2004
- 31 Hedi Lang, 72, first woman to preside the Swiss National Council
- 31 Joseph James Zimmerman, Jr, 92, inventor of answering machine
- 31 Omi Nieves, 24, son of salsa singer Tito Nieves
- 31 Gurcharan Singh Tohra, 79, Sikh leader
- 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
- 28 Sir Peter Ustinov, 82, British actor
- 28 Robert Merle, 95, French author
- 27 Art James, 74, game show host and announcer
- 27 Larry Trask, 59, linguist and expert on the Basques
- 27 Adan Sanchez, 19, Mexican singer
- 26 Jan Berry, 62, the 'Jan' of Jan and Dean
- 26 Jan Sterling, 82, American actress
- 24 Dominic Agostino, 44, Ontario Liberal MPP
- 23 Sir Rupert Hamer, 87, Australian politician
- 23 Lorand Fenyves, 86, Hungarian violinist
- 22 Boonreung Bauchang, 34, "Snake Man"
- 22 Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, 66?, spiritual leader and founder of Hamas
- 21 Mirwais Sadiq, ?, Civil Aviation Minister for Afghanistan
- 20 Juliana, 94, former Queen of the Netherlands
- 20 Edward G. Zubler, 79, chemist, inventor of halogen lamp
- 19 Brian Maxwell, 51, long-distance runner and founder of PowerBar
- 19 Mitchell Sharp, 92, former Canadian Liberal cabinet minister
- 19 Roberto Mora, Mexican journalist, newspaper editor-in-chief
- 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
- 17 J. J. Jackson, 62, former MTV VJ
- 17 George Boiardi, 22, Lacrosse player for Cornell University
- 17 Patrick Nuttgens, 74, English architect and academic
- 16 Vilém Tauský, 94, Czech conductor and composer
- 15 Amparo Arrebato, 59, Colombian dancer
- 15 William Pickering, 93, former head of Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- 15 Aimo Kairamo, Finnish political columnist
- 15 John Pople, 78, British theoretical chemist and Nobel Prize winner
- 14 Blessing Makunike, 28, Zimbabwean football player
- 13 Franz Koenig, 98, Austrian cardinal
- 13 Dullah Omar, 69, South African cabinet minister
- 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
- 11 Seymour Geisser, 74, statistician, DNA-evidence expert
- 11 Sidney James, 97, first managing editor of Sports Illustrated
- 10 Robert D. Orr, 86, former Governor of Indiana
- 10 James Parrish, 35, former National Football League player
- 9 Robert Pastorelli, 49, actor
- 9 Albert Mol, 87, dancer, cabaret performer, actor, tv personality, author
- 8 Nicolae Cajal, 84, doctor, chairman of Romania's Jewish community
- 8 Muhammad Zaidan (Abu Abbas), 55, founder of Palestine Liberation Front
- 7 Paul Winfield, 62, Emmy-winning actor
- 6 Frances Dee, 94, actress
- 6 John Henry Williams, 35, controversial son of baseball great Ted Williams
- 5 Julito Collazo, 78, Cuban Master Percussionist
- 5 Joan Riudavets, 114, world's oldest documented man and oldest person in Europe
- 5 Percy Browne, 80, former British MP, jockey and farmer
- 4 Claude Nougaro, 74, French chanteur
- 4 Stephen Sprouse, 50, American artist and fashion designer
- 4 John McGeoch, 48, British guitarist with Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees and PiL
- 3 Luis Villalta, 35, professional boxer
- 3 Cecily Adams, 39, actress
- 2 Mercedes McCambridge, 85, Academy Award winning actress
- 2 Marge Schott, 75, former primary owner of the Cincinnati Reds
- 1 Massimo der Bernart, 54, Italian conductor
February 2004
- 29 Jerome Lawrence, 88, playwright
- 29 Tony Onley, 75, painter
- 29 Danny Ortiz, 27, Guatemalan football goalkeeper
- 28 Daniel J. Boorstin, 89, historian
- 27 Paul Sweezy, 93, economist and founding editor of the Monthly Review
- 26 Shankarrao Chavan, 83, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- 26 Adolf Ehrnrooth, 99, General; Finnish war veteran
- 26 Bart Howard, 88, composer, "Fly Me To The Moon"
- 26 Boris Trajkovski, 47, President of the Republic of Macedonia
- 24 John Randolph, 88, American actor
- 23 Carl Anderson, 58, American actor (Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar)
- 23 William Coates,
114?92, Formerly believed to be "oldest living American - 23 Sikander Bakht, 85, Governor of Kerala
- 23 Vijay Anand, 71, Bollywood filmmaker and brother of Dev Anand
- 23 Carl Liscombe, 89, Detroit Red Wings hockey player in the 1940s
- 23 Don Cornell, 79, popular singer of the 1940s and 1950s
- 22 Roque Maspoli, 86, legendary Uruguayan goalkeeper
- 21 Guido Molinari, Canadian abstract artist
- 21 Spot Fetcher, 14, President George W. Bush's dog
- 21 John Charles, 72, Welsh football player
- 20 Stanislaw Ryniak, 88, first person imprisoned at Auschwitz (Feb 20 is burial date)
- 19 Clark Byers, American sign maker
- 19 Hermann Krings, German philosopher
- 18 Jean Rouch, 86, French filmmaker and ethnologist
- 17 Jose Lopez Portillo, 83, former president of Mexico
- 16 Shirley Strickland, 78, Australian athlete, three-time Olympic champion
- 16 Doris Troy, 67, R&B singer
- 16 Bill Oakley, 39, comic book letterer
- 15 Jan Miner, 86, American actress
- 15 Jens Evensen, 86, Norwegian minister, World Court judge
- 14 Marco Pantani, 34, racing cyclist, winner of Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998
- 13 Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, 51, Chechen leader
- 11 Ryszard Kuklinski, 74, Polish-born colonel and spy
- 10 Nils Aas, 70, Norwegian sculptor and illustrator
- 9 Michael Rowland, 41, Horse racing jockey
- 9 Samuel Rubin, 85, popcorn promoter
- 9 Claude Ryan, 79, Canadian politician
- 8 Julius Schwartz, 89, comic book and pulp magazine editor
- 8 Cem Karaca, Turkish singer and composer
- 7 Rebeca Martinez, 2 months, craniopagus parasiticus baby
- 7 Norman Thelwell, 80, cartoonist
- 6 Humphry Osmond, 86, psychiatrist and pioneer LSD experimenter
- 6 Jerome F. Lederer, 101, aviation safety pioneer
- 5 Frances Partridge, 103, writer, last surviving member of the Bloomsbury group
- 4 Hilda Hilst, 73, Brazilian novelist
- 4 Ernest Burke, 79, baseball player
- 3 Cornelius Bumpus, 58, musician (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan)
- 2 Alan Bullock, 89, historian
- 1 Rocco Clein, 35, journalist, musician ([1]); ([1])
- 1 Carlie Brucia, 11, abduction victim
- 1 Ally McLeod, 72, Scottish football player and manager
January 2004
- 31 Suraiya, 75, Indian actress and singer
- 31 Eleanor Holm, 90, US swimmer
- 31 Scott Walker, 34, US boxer, Pink Cat, last one to beat Alexis Arguello.
- 30 Robert Harth, 47, executive director of Carnegie Hall
- 29 Joe Viterelli, 66, actor
- 29 O. W. Fischer, Austrian actor
- 29 Helge Seip, 84, Norwegian politician (Social Liberal Party)
- 29 M. M. Kaye, 95, British author, The Far Pavilions
- 29 Mary-Ellis Bunim, 57, producer and co-creator of The Real World
- 29 Lloyd "Pete" Bucher, 76, Captain of the USS Pueblo [1]
- 29 Janet Frame, 79, New Zealand writer
- 29 Ed Sciaky, 55, Philadelphia broadcaster and disk jockey
- 28 Elroy Hirsch, 80, hall of fame NFL football player
- 28 Jose Miguel Agrelot, "Don Cholito", 76, comedian and radio show host
- 27 Rikki Fulton, 79, Scottish comedian
- 27 Jack Paar, 85, Tonight Show host
- 26 Fred Haas, 88, golfer
- 26 Wilhemina Barns-Graham, 91, Scottish artist
- 25 Miklos Feher, 24, Hungarian football player
- 25 Fanny Blankers-Koen, 85, Dutch athlete
- 24 Leonidas da Silva, Football player [1].
- 23 Bob Keeshan, 76, US actor, starred as "Captain Kangaroo"
- 23 Helmut Newton, 83, photographer
- 22 George Woodbridge, 73, illustrator
- 22 Billy May, 87, US big band and pop music arranger
- 22 Ann Miller, 81, US dancer
- 22 Islwyn Ffowc Elis, 79, Welsh language writer
- 21 Bernard Punsley, 80 physician, actor
- 19 Jerry Nachman, 57, MSNBC editor-in-chief
- 19 David Hookes, 48, Australian cricketer and Victorian coach
- 19 Antonious Seram, 20, Indonesian professional boxer
- 18 Noble Willingham, 72, actor, former candidate for the United States Congress
- 17 Czeslaw Niemen, 64, Polish musician
- 17 Tom Rowe, 53, Musician, member of Schooner Fare.
- 17 Rafael Cordero, 61, mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- 17 Ray Stark, 88, publicist, actor's agent; produced Funny Girl (1968)
- 17 Harry Brecheen, 89, former MLB pitcher
- 16 Kalevi Sorsa, 73, former Finnish prime minister
- 15 Robert-Ambroise-Marie Carre, 95, member of the Academie francaise
- 15 Olivia Goldsmith, 54, author
- 15 Alex Barris, 81, Canadian actor and writer
- 15 Gus Suhr, 98, former baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
- 14 Mike Goliat, 78, member of the famous '50 Phillies' "Whiz Kids NL champions
- 14 Uta Hagen, 84, actress, acting teacher, wife of Jose Ferrer and Herbert Berghof
- 14 Ron O'Neal, 66, actor, starred in Superfly (1972)
- 14 Jack Cady, science fiction writer
- 13 Philip Crosby, 69, member of Crosby Boys band, son of crooner Bing Crosby
- 13 Arne Naess Jr, 66, Norwegian mountaineer and businessman, former husband of Diana Ross
- 13 Harold Shipman, 54, British serial killer
- 13 Zeno Vendler, 82, philosopher and linguist
- 12 Randy VanWarmer, 48, US singer and songwriter
- 11 Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, 53, New Orleans jazz musician
- perhaps 10/11 Spalding Gray, 62, US perfomer and writer (body identified March 8 in East River near New York City)
- 10 Yinka Dare, 32, Nigerian former NBA basketball player for the New Jersey Nets
- 10 Jerry Boyd, 59, Mesa, Arizona councilman
- 10 Alexandra Ripley, author, Scarlett
- 9 Norberto Bobbio, 94, Italian senator and jurist
- 8 John A. Gambling, 73, American radio host, "Rambling with Gambling"
- 7 Ingrid Thulin, 76, Swedish actress, "Cries and Whispers"
- 6 Pierre Charles, 49, Prime Minister of Dominica
- 6 Francesco Scavullo, 82, fashion photographer
- 5 Tug McGraw, 59, former MLB 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
- 4 Joan Aiken, 79, author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
- 4 John Toland, 91, American author and historian
- 2 Paul Hopkins, 99, reported to be the oldest living former MLB player
- 2 Jessica Pacheco Calvente, 10, Puerto Rican, stray bullet victim
- 2 Lynn Cartwright, 76, US actress
- 2 Etta Moten Barnett, 102, actress
- 1 Frederick Redlich, 93, former dean of the Yale University School of Medicine
External links and references
- Dead People Server
- Recent AP Obituaries
- The New York Times: Obituaries
- FamousDeaths.com Week in Review
- blogofdeath.com
- alt.obituaries
- Operation Iraqi Freedom - US Combat Deaths