Timeline October 2004

Events in October 2004 9

• 1921 – 2004 Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) Died 5 October 2004, aged 82 Dangerfield was an American comedian famed for his self-deprecating catchphrase "I don't get no respect." He starred in films including "Caddyshack" and "Back to School" after decades as a stand-up performer.
• 1927 – 2004 Janet Leigh (1927-2004) American actress best remembered for the shower scene in Hitchcock's Psycho, and mother of Jamie Lee Curtis.
• 1930 – 2004 Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) Died 9 October 2004, aged 74 Derrida was a French philosopher who founded deconstruction, a method of critical analysis that profoundly influenced literary theory and continental philosophy. His work included "Of Grammatology" and "Writing and Difference."
• 1939 – 2004 John Peel (1939-2004) Died 25 October 2004, aged 65 Peel was a British radio broadcaster renowned for championing new and underground music on BBC Radio 1 across four decades. His influential sessions helped launch the careers of countless artists.
• 1952 – 2004 Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) Died 10 October 2004, aged 52 Reeve rose to fame playing Superman in the 1978 film and its sequels. Paralyzed after a horse-riding accident in 1995, he became a prominent advocate for spinal cord injury research until his death from cardiac arrest.
• 2004 Janet Leigh dies in Beverly Hills Janet Leigh dies aged 77.
• 2004 Hamid Karzai elected president of Afghanistan First direct presidential election in the country's history Karzai won Afghanistan's first direct presidential election, held under a new constitution after the fall of the Taliban. The vote was seen as a milestone in the country's post-war reconstruction.
• 2004 Boston Red Sox win the World Series Ends an 86-year championship drought The Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series title since 1918, after rallying from a 0-3 deficit against the New York Yankees in the ALCS. It ended the fabled "Curse of the Bambino."
• 2004 Ray Charles biopic Ray released Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx wins the Oscar for playing him.