2004 deaths

Filipino actor, film director, and politician (1939–2004)

American writer (1934-2004)

Yemeni Zaidi religious leader (1959–2004)

American animator (1912-2004)

Italian entrepreneur and politician (1934-2004)

Swedish footballer (1923–2004)

German photographer and film producer (1907–2004)

athletics competitor (1920–2004)

American high jumper (1937–2004)

Czech film director (1924–2004)

President of Suriname (1926–2004)

Indian writer (1924–2004)

German actress (1910–2004)

Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-2004)

Prime Minister of Jamaica (1923-2004)

French racing cyclist (1933–2004)

German actor and theatre director (1932-2004)

Indonesian Batak journalist and novelist (1922–2004)

Swedish amateur wrestler (1970–2004)

Spanish politician (1933-2004)

Ethiopian politician (1935–2004)

Kenyan athlete (1948–2004)

English footballer (1935-2004)

Yugoslavian rower (1929-2004)

Austrian actor (1915-2004)

actress (1917-2004)

American football player and soldier (1976-2004)

Saudi writer (1933-2004)

athletics competitor (1907–2004)

Czech footballer (1914-2004)

American jazz musician (1934–2004)

Pakistani singer

Sowmya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Telugu cinema. She was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu cinema. She also acted in a few Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She has received three Nandi Awards, three Karnataka State Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film Dweepa.

Australian soccer player (1943-2004)

Czech director and scriptwriter (1913–2004)

American actor (1934–2004)

Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy (1909-2004)

athletics competitor (1921-2004)

Indian musician (1928–2004)

Italian film composer (1916-2004)

American chemist (1900–2004)

Swedish footballer and manager (1942-2004)

Polish brigadier general, and spy for NATO during Cold War times (1930–2004)

rocket scientist born in New Zealand

Finland Swedish general and knight of the Mannerheim Cross (1905–2004)

Chechen field commander (1964-2004)

Canadian author and journalist (1920–2004)

South African anti-apartheid activist and theologian (1915–2004)

Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992

French actor (1944-2004)

British professional wrestler and actor (1937-2004)

American artist (1931–2004)

American investigative journalist (1955–2004)

Portuguese footballer (1932-2004)

Indian Bollywood film producer (1929–2004)

President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1966 to 1967

Ukrainian dissident (1920–2004)

American racecar driver

Dutch author of children's books (1923–2004)

Swiss politician (1908-2004)