2004 deaths

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Reagan era.

Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTAs, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to mainstream audiences.

Palestinian political leader (1929–2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004)

Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)

American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)

French philosopher (1930–2004)

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004)

British actor, writer and director (1921–2004)

French writer (1935-2004)

American actor (1952–2004)

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

American chef

Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004)

Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980 (1909-2004)

French photographer (1908–2004)

Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)

American actress (1927–2004)

Chechen politician and Islamic religious leader (1951–2004)

Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2003

American chemist (1912–2004)

Nobel prize winning British chemist (1925-2004)

American film composer (1929–2004)

English electrical engineer (1919–2004)

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

American biochemist (1912–2004)

Japanese association football player (1915-2004)

Italian road racing cyclist (1970–2004)

Swedish biochemist (1916–2004)

French economist and mathematician (1921–2004)

American biologist (1918–2004)

English pharmacologist (1927-2004)

58th President of Mexico

Soviet cosmonaut

American actress (1916-2004)

Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)

Brazilian footballer and commentator

actress (1907-2004)

American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)

English football player and manager (1935–2004)

President of Macedonia (1956-2004)

Prime Minister of Japan (1911-2004)

German-Australian photographer (1920–2004)

Dutch track and field athlete (1918–2004)

Italian opera singer

Portuguese politician (1930–2004)

American businesswoman (1906–2004)

Swedish actress (1926-2004)

Welsh association football player (1931-2004)

husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the Netherlands (1911-2004)

Hungarian footballer (1979–2004)

American astronaut (1927–2004)

American composer and conductor (1922-2004)

French writer

Indian English writer (1905–2004)

Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director (1921–2004)

Soviet and Ukrainian astronomer

British-Canadian writer

Palestinian political leader (1947–2004)

American actress (1945-2004)