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In the year 1904
797 Notable birthdays
Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb" (1904–1967).
Born April 22nd, 1904 in Manhattan.
Died February 18th, 1967 at 62 years old in Princeton (laryngeal cancer).
Cary Grant
British-american actor (1904–1986).
Born January 18th, 1904 in Bristol.
Died November 29th, 1986 at 82 years old in Davenport (stroke).
Dr. Seuss
American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991).
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Springfield.
Died September 24th, 1991 at 87 years old in La Jolla (mouth cancer).
Salvador Dalí
Spanish artist (1904–1989).
Born May 11th, 1904 in Figueres.
Died January 23rd, 1989 at 84 years old in Figueres (cardiac arrest).
Reinhard Heydrich
German nazi ss and gestapo police official and main architect of the holocaust genocide (1904-1942).
Born March 7th, 1904 in Halle (Saale).
Died June 4th, 1942 at 38 years old in Prague (sepsis, gunshot wound).
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Prime minister of india (1964-1966).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar.
Died January 11th, 1966 at 61 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Glenn Miller
American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Clarinda.
Died December 15th, 1944 at 40 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
B. F. Skinner
American behaviorist (1904–1990).
Born March 20th, 1904 in Susquehanna Depot.
Died August 18th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge (leukemia).
Peter Lorre
Hungarian and american actor (1904–1964).
Born June 26th, 1904 in Ružomberok.
Died March 23rd, 1964 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Parral.
Died September 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Santiago (poisoning).
Joseph Campbell
American mythologist, writer and lecturer (1904–1987).
Born March 26th, 1904 in White Plains.
Died October 30th, 1987 at 83 years old in Honolulu (esophageal cancer).
Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Corseaux, Vevey (leukemia). [ref]
Hans Albert Einstein
Swiss-american engineer and educator (1904-1973).
Died July 26th, 1973 at 69 years old in Woods Hole, Falmouth (heart failure). [ref]
Pretty Boy Floyd
American bank robber (1904–1934).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Adairsville.
Died October 22nd, 1934 at 30 years old in East Liverpool (gunshot wound).
Ray Bolger
American actor (1904–1987).
Born January 10th, 1904 in Dorchester.
Died January 15th, 1987 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984).
Born June 2nd, 1904 in Freidorf.
Died January 21st, 1984 at 79 years old in Acapulco de Juárez (pulmonary edema).
John Gielgud
British actor and theatre director (1904-2000).
Born April 14th, 1904 in South Kensington.
Died May 21st, 2000 at 96 years old in Wotton House.
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
Last russian tsesarevich and heir apparent of the russian empire (1904–1918).
Born August 12th, 1904 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 13 years old in Ipatiev House (gunshot wound).
Greer Garson
British-american actress (1904-1996).
Born September 29th, 1904 in London.
Died April 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Dallas (heart failure).
Umberto II of Italy
Lieutenant of the kingdom of italy and last king of italy.
Born September 15th, 1904 in Racconigi.
Died March 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress (1904–1983).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Victoria de Durango.
Died April 11th, 1983 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (liver failure).
Phil Harris
American actor, singer and comedian (1904–1995).
Born June 24th, 1904 in Linton.
Died August 11th, 1995 at 91 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction).
Dick Powell
American actor (1904-1963).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Mountain View.
Died January 3rd, 1963 at 58 years old in West Los Angeles (lymphoma).
Robert Montgomery
American actor (1904-1981).
Born May 21st, 1904 in Beacon.
Died September 27th, 1981 at 77 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ralph Bellamy
American actor (1904–1991).
Born June 17th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died November 29th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure).
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