- Deaths in January 2004
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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2004.
January 2004
31
- Suraiya, 75, Indian actress and singer
- Eleanor Holm, 90, US swimmer
- Scott Walker, 34, US boxer, Pink Cat, last one to beat Alexis Argüello
30
- George Bennions, 90, British World War II fighter pilot. [1]
- Robert Harth, 47, executive director of Carnegie Hall.
29
- Joe Viterelli, 66, actor
- O. W. Fischer, Austrian actor
- Helge Seip, 84, Norwegian politician (Social Liberal Party)
- M. M. Kaye, 95, British author, The Far Pavilions
- Mary-Ellis Bunim, 57, producer and co-creator of The Real World
- Lloyd "Pete" Bucher, 76, Captain of the USS Pueblo [2]
- Janet Frame, 79, New Zealand writer
- Ed Sciaky, 55, Philadelphia broadcaster and disk jockey
- Guusje Nederhorst, 34, Dutch actress
28
- Elroy Hirsch, 80, hall of fame NFL football player
- José Miguel Agrelot, "Don Cholito", 76, comedian and radio show host
- Mel Pritchard, 56, British drummer
- Alaettin Tahir, 55, Macedonian poet. Heart attack.
27
- Rikki Fulton, 79, Scottish comedian
- Jack Paar, 85, Tonight Show host
26
- Fred Haas, 88, golfer
25
- Miklós Fehér, 24, Hungarian football player
- Fanny Blankers-Koen, 85, Dutch athlete
24
- Leônidas da Silva, 90, Brazilian football player [3]
23
- Bob Keeshan, 76, US actor, starred as "Captain Kangaroo"
- Helmut Newton, 83, photographer
22
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis, 79, Welsh language writer
- George Woodbridge, 73, illustrator
- Billy May, 87, US big band and pop music arranger
- Ann Miller, 81, US dancer
21
- Bernard Punsly, 80 physician, actor
20
- Alan Brown, 84, British F1 driver
19
- Teresa Ferster Glazier, 96, author of The Least You Should Know About English
- Jerry Nachman, 57, MSNBC editor-in-chief
- David Hookes, 48, Australian cricketer and Victorian coach
18
- Noble Willingham, 72, actor, former candidate for the United States Congress
17
- Czesław Niemen, 64, Polish musician
- Tom Rowe, 53, Musician, member of Schooner Fare
- Rafael Cordero, 61, mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Ray Stark, 88, publicist, agent; produced Funny Girl (1968)
- Harry Brecheen, 89, former MLB pitcher
16
- Kalevi Sorsa, 73, former Finnish prime minister
15
- Robert-Ambroise-Marie Carré, 95, member of the Académie française
- Olivia Goldsmith, 54, author
- Alex Barris, 81, Canadian actor and writer
- Gus Suhr, 98, former baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
14
- Mike Goliat, 78, member of the famous '50 Phillies' "Whiz Kids" NL champions
- Uta Hagen, 84, actress, acting teacher, wife of José Ferrer and Herbert Berghof
- Ron O'Neal, 66, actor, starred in Superfly (1972)
- Jack Cady, science fiction writer
13
- Phillip Crosby, 69, member of Crosby Boys band, son of crooner Bing Crosby
- Arne Næss, Jr., 66, Norwegian mountaineer and businessman, former husband of Diana Ross
- Harold Shipman, 54, British serial killer
- Zeno Vendler, 82, philosopher and linguist
12
- Randy VanWarmer, 48, United States singer and songwriter
- William T. Young, 85, American businessman
11
- Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, 53, New Orleans jazz musician
- Mervyn Pike, Baroness Pike, 85, British politician
- Spalding Gray, 62, United States performer 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
- Princess Kira of Prussia, 60, German princess.
- Alexandra Ripley, 70, author, Scarlett
9
- Nissim Ezekiel, 79, Indian poet, playwright and art critic
- Norberto Bobbio, 94, Italian senator and jurist
8
- Charles Brown, 57, American actor
- 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
- John Evans, 74, British footballer.
- Francesco Scavullo, 82, fashion photographer
5
- Tug McGraw, 59, former MLB pitcher
- David Lipschultz, 33, American journalist (USA Today, New York Times, SmartMoney and Red Herring)
4
- Brian Gibson, 59, film director, "What's Love Got to Do With It"
- Jake Hess, 76, Southern Gospel singing legend
- Jeff Nuttall, 70, poet, publisher, actor, painter, sculptor, jazz trumpeter, social commentator and author
- Joan Aiken, 79, author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
- John Toland, 91, American author and historian
3
- Lillian Beckwith, 87, English author
2
- Dame Sheila McKechnie, 55, Head of Shelter, cancer [4]
- Paul Hopkins, 99, reported to be the oldest living former MLB player
- Sir John Grandy, 90, British Royal Air Force officer
- Lynn Cartwright, 76, U.S. actress
- Etta Moten Barnett, 102, actress
1
- Elma Lewis, 82, American arts leader.
- Frederick Redlich, 93, former dean of the Yale University School of Medicine
- Harold Henning, 69, South African golfer
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