Deaths in January 2004
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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2004.
January 2004
1
- Harold Henning, 69, South African golfer.
- Elma Lewis, 82, American arts leader.
- Manuel Félix López, 66, Ecuadorian politician.
- Frederick Redlich, 93, Austrian-born American dean of the Yale University School of Medicine.
2
- Etta Moten Barnett, 102, American actress.
- Lynn Cartwright, 76, U.S. actress (A League of Their Own).
- Sir John Grandy, 90, British Royal Air Force officer.
- Paul Hopkins, 99, American baseball player, reported to be the oldest living former Major League Baseball player.
- Dame Sheila McKechnie, 55, Scottish trade unionist, housing campaigner and consumer activist, head of Shelter, cancer.[1]
3
- Lillian Beckwith, 87, English author.
- Des Corcoran, 75, Australian politician, Premier of South Australia.
- David Lipschultz, 33, American journalist (USA Today, New York Times, SmartMoney and Red Herring).
- Sir James Waddell, 89, English civil servant.
- Leon Wagner, 69, American Major League Baseball player.
4
- Joan Aiken, 79, English writer, author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
- John Gallacher, Baron Gallacher, 83, British life peer.
- Brian Gibson, 59, English film director, What's Love Got to Do With It.
- Jake Hess, 76, American southern gospel singer.
- Jeff Nuttall, 70, English poet, publisher, actor, painter, sculptor, jazz trumpeter, social commentator and author.
- John Toland, 91, American author and historian.
5
- Charles Dumas, 66, American Olympic High Jump gold medalist.
- Norman Heatley, 92, British biochemist.
- Tug McGraw, 59, American Major League Baseball pitcher, brain cancer.
6
- Vera Bradford, 99, Australian pianist and piano teacher.
- Pierre Charles, 49, Dominican politician, Prime Minister of Dominica.
- Sumita Devi, 68, Bangladeshi film actress.[2]
- John Evans, 74, British footballer.
- William Hurst Rees, 86, British valuation surveyor.
- Francesco Scavullo, 82, American fashion photographer.
- Charles Laverne Singleton, 44, American convicted murderer, executed by lethal injection in Arkansas.
- Reg Smith, 91, English football player and manager.
- Thomas Stockham, 70, American scientist.
7
- Shalva Apkhazava, 23, Georgian footballer.
- Russell Blunt, 95, American sports coach.
- Ingrid Thulin, 76, Swedish actress, Cries and Whispers.
8
- Charles Brown, 57, American actor.
- John A. Gambling, 73, American radio host, Rambling with Gambling.
- Louis Stanley, 92, British author, journalist, team principal of BRM, stroke.[3]
9
- Nissim Ezekiel, 79, Indian poet, playwright and art critic.
- Norberto Bobbio, 94, Italian senator and jurist.
- Raymond Dale Rowsey, 32, American convicted murderer, executed by lethal injection in North Carolina.
10
- Yinka Dare, 32, Nigerian former National Basketball Association basketball player for the New Jersey Nets.
- Princess Kira of Prussia, 60, German princess.
- Sir Henry Leask, 90, British army general.
- Alexandra Ripley, 70, American author, Scarlett.
11
- Spalding Gray, 62, United States performer and writer (body identified March 8 in East River near New York City).
- Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, 53, American New Orleans jazz musician.
- Elza Mayhew, 87, Canadian sculptor.
- Mervyn Pike, Baroness Pike, 85, British politician.
12
- Randy VanWarmer, 48, American singer and songwriter.
- William T. Young, 85, American businessman.
13
- Phillip Crosby, 69, American actor and singer, member of Crosby Boys band, son of crooner Bing Crosby.
- Dean Miller, 79, American broadcaster and actor.
- Arne Næss, Jr., 66, Norwegian mountaineer and businessman, former husband of Diana Ross.
- Arthur Nobile, 83, American microbiologist.
- Harold Shipman, 54, British serial killer.
- Alan V. Tishman, 86, American real estate developer.
- Zeno Vendler, 82, American philosopher and linguist.
- Rafael Gambra Ciudad, 83, Spanish philosopher.
14
- Jack Cady, 71, American science fiction writer.
- Mike Goliat, 78, American baseball player, member of the famous '50 Phillies' "Whiz Kids" National League champions.
- Uta Hagen, 84, German-born American actress, acting teacher, wife of José Ferrer and Herbert Berghof.
- Ron O'Neal, 66, American actor, starred in Superfly (1972).
15
- Robert-Ambroise-Marie Carré, 95, French Catholic priest, member of the Académie française.
- Olivia Goldsmith, 54, American author.
- Alex Barris, 81, Canadian actor and writer.
- Gus Suhr, 98, American baseball player, former player for Pittsburgh Pirates.
16
- Kalevi Sorsa, 73, Finnish politician, former Finnish prime minister.
- Mary Byrne, 86, Irish politician, first female Mayor of Galway (1975-1976).
17
- Raymond Bonham Carter, 74, British banker.
- Harry Brecheen, 89, American baseball player, former Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Rafael Cordero, 61, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- Czesław Niemen, 64, Polish musician.
- Tom Rowe, 53, American musician, member of Schooner Fare.
- Carlton R. Sickles, 82, American lawyer and politician.
- Ray Stark, 88, American film producer.
- Noble Willingham, 72, American actor, former candidate for the United States Congress.
18
- Frederick D. Sulcer, 77, American copywriter and executive.
19
- Teresa Ferster Glazier, 96, American nonfiction writer, author of The Least You Should Know About English.
- David Hookes, 48, Australian cricketer and Victorian coach.
- Jerry Nachman, 57, American MSNBC editor-in-chief.
20
- Alan Brown, 84, British Formula One driver.
- T. Nadaraja, 86, Sri Lankan academic lawyer.
21
- John T. Lewis, 71, Welsh physicist.
- Bernard Punsly, 80, American physician and actor.
22
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis, 79, Welsh Welsh-language writer.
- Billy May, 87, American big band and pop music arranger.
- Tom Mead, 85, Australian politician.
- Ann Miller, 81, American dancer.
- Vincent Palmer, 37, British criminal.[4]
- Charles-Gustave Stoskopf, 96, French architect.[5]
- Chea Vichea, Cambodian labor leader.
- George Woodbridge, 73, American illustrator.
23
- Bob Keeshan, 76, American actor, starred as "Captain Kangaroo".
- Helmut Newton, 83, German-born Australian photographer.
24
- Leônidas da Silva, 90, Brazilian football player.[6]
25
- Miklós Fehér, 24, Hungarian football player.
- Fanny Blankers-Koen, 85, Dutch athlete.
26
- Fred Haas, 88, American golfer.
27
- Rikki Fulton, 79, Scottish comedian.
- Salvador Laurel, 75, Filipino lawyer and politician, Vice President (1986–1992).
- Jack Paar, 85, American author, and The Tonight Show host.
28
- Elroy Hirsch, 80, American football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- José Miguel Agrelot ("Don Cholito"), 76, Puerto Rican comedian and radio show host.
- Mel Pritchard, 56, British drummer.
- Alaettin Tahir, 55, Macedonian poet, heart attack.
- Sox Walseth, 77, American college basketball coach.
29
- Mary-Ellis Bunim, 57, American producer and co-creator of The Real World.
- O. W. Fischer, 88, Austrian actor.
- Janet Frame, 79, New Zealand writer.
- M. M. Kaye, 95, British author, The Far Pavilions.
- Guusje Nederhorst, 34, Dutch actress.
- Louie B. Nunn, 79, American politician, Governor of Kentucky (1967-1971).
- James Saunders, 79, British playwright.
- Ed Sciaky, 55, American broadcaster and disk jockey.
- Helge Seip, 84, Norwegian politician (Social Liberal Party).
- Joe Viterelli, 66, American actor.
30
- George Bennions, 90, British World War II fighter pilot.[7]
- Robert Harth, 47, American executive director of Carnegie Hall.
- Scott Walker, 34, US boxer, Pink Cat, last one to beat Alexis Argüello.
31
- Suraiya, 75, Indian actress and singer.
- Eleanor Holm, 90, American swimmer.
References
- ↑ "Obituary: Sheila McKechnie". BBC News. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Legendary film and television artiste, Sumita Devi passes away leaving behind mourning fans and admirers
- ↑ "Louis Stanley". Motor Sport. March 2004. p. 18. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Recaptured fugitive found hanged". BBC News. 23 January 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Fonds Stoskopf, Gustave (1907-2004). 127 Ifa". archiwebture.citechaillot.fr. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ Glanville, Brian (27 January 2004). "Leonidas da Silva". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "Squadron Leader 'Ben' Bennions". The Daily Telegraph. 12 February 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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