Discover what happened on 4 January 2004 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Joan Aiken (English writer (1924–2004))
- Helena Růžičková (Czech actress and comedian (1936-2004))
- Ignacio Bergara (Uruguayan footballer (1940-2004))
- Brian Gibson (English film and television director (1944–2004))
- James Counsilman (American college swimming coach, Olympic swimming coach (1920–2004))
- John Toland (American writer (1912-2004))
- Refik Memišević (Olympic wrestler)
- Gábor Török (association football player (1936-2004))
- Jake Hess (American singer (1927-2004))
- Johannes Fehring (Austrian composer (1926-2004))
- Cornelius Lambregtse (Dutch writer (1916–2004))
- Undine Medvey (German actress (1926-2004))
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- Michael Whitney Straight (American writer (1916-2004))
- Norman Platt (British conductor (1920-2004))
- Éric Hicks ((1937-2004))
- Elisabeth Kasza (French-Hungarian actress)
- Jeff Nuttall (British writer (1933-2004))
- Giuseppe Zanon (Italian association football player (1904-2004))
- Benjamin Allmark (Canadian politician)
- Bob Kercher (American football end (1918-2004))
- Władysław Klabiński (Polish sportsperson (1925-2004))
- Edward Fraser Rowland (Canadian politician (1911-2004))
- John Gallacher (British politician (1920-2004))
- Q6588744 (Israeli jurist)
- Robert Brisco (Canadian politician (1928–2004))
- Dorota Terakowska (Polish writer (1938–2004))
- Erkki Kuujo (Finnish historian)
- Elmar Kull (Estonian clergyman (1914–2004))
- Ole Golubjatnikov (American-Estonian computer scientist)
- William Laanekõrb (Estonian military personnel)
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- Jacob Carruthers (American academic)
- Mehmet Ali Yaprak (Turkish businessman and drug trafficker)
- Leonas Jasiulis
- John David Bradley (British entomologist (1920 – 2004))
- Tatiana Nikolaevna Zhuravlyova (actor (1916-2004))
- Sardarmal Lalwani
- Mary Goodrich Jenson (American aviator and journalist)
- Doug Morton (Canadian painter)
- Dorothy Molloy (Irish poet, journalist and artist)
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- Margaret Ebbage (Scottish born aviator and flying instructor (1914-2004))
- Jean Touret (French sculptor)
- Irmela Linberg
- László Satzger von Bálványos ((1915-2004))
- Mary Ruth Egerton-Warburton ((born 1916))
- John Francis Nicholas Hodgkinson ((1918-2004))
- Michael Bernard Quin-Harkin ((died 2004))
- Ferruccio Rozza (Italian architect)
- Gary Cleveland (American weightlifter)
- Luis Gómez de Aranda y Serrano (Spanish politician (1916-2004))
- Michał Gutt
- Allen H. Miner (American director and screenwriter)
- Jorge Vallmitjana (cyclist)
- Masayoshi Soeda
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- Bolesław Jastrzębski
- Gianni Barilla
- Primaldo Mónaco (plastic artist, painter and teacher)
- Anežka Schlattauerová
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- Joan Aiken (English writer (1924–2004))