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In the year 1904
728 Notable birthdays
Felix Nussbaum
German jewish painter, murdered by nazis in the holocaust (1904–1944).
Born December 11th, 1904 in Osnabrück.
Died August 9th, 1944 at 39 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Arnold Gehlen
German academic (1904-1976).
Born January 29th, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died January 30th, 1976 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
Jan Peerce
American opera singer (1904-1984).
Born June 3rd, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1984 at 80 years old in New York City, New Rochelle. [ref]
Tatsuo Hori
Writer, poet, and translator in japan.
Born December 28th, 1904 in Hirakawachō.
Died May 28th, 1953 at 48 years old in Oiwake (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Frieda Belinfante
Dutch-american conductor and resistance fighter (1904-1995).
Born May 10th, 1904 in Amsterdam.
Died March 5th, 1995 at 90 years old in Santa Fe (cancer). [ref]
Gjon Mili
American photographer born in albania (1904-1984).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Korçë.
Died February 14th, 1984 at 79 years old in Stamford Bridge (pneumonia).
Herbert Brownell
American lawyer and politician (1904–1996).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Nemaha County.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City (cancer).
George Stibitz
American bell labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer (1904–1995).
Born April 20th, 1904 in York.
Died January 31st, 1995 at 90 years old in Hanover.
Bogdan Kobulov
Soviet politician and member of the soviet security and police apparatus (1904-1953).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Ksenophon Zolotas
Prime minister of greece (1904-2004).
Born March 26th, 1904 in Athens. [ref]
Died June 10th, 2004 at 100 years old in Athens. [ref]
Meyer Schapiro
American historian of art (1904–1996).
Born September 23rd, 1904 in Šiauliai.
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 91 years old in New York City.
Friedrich von Mellenthin
German general (1904-1997).
Born August 30th, 1904 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Johannesburg.
Louis Néel
French physicist (1904-2000).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died November 17th, 2000 at 95 years old in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
Patsy Ruth Miller
American actress (1904-1995).
Born January 17th, 1904 in St. Louis.
Died July 16th, 1995 at 91 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Gerschenkron
American economist (1904–1978).
Born October 1st, 1904 in Odesa.
Died October 26th, 1978 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Tita Merello
Argentine, actress and singer (1904–2002).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 24th, 2002 at 98 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Roberto Marinho
Brazilian media entrepreneur (1904–2003).
Born December 3rd, 1904 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 6th, 2003 at 98 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer).
Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican painter, caricaturist and art historian (1904–1957).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1957 at 52 years old [ref]
James Thomas Farrell
American writer (1904–1979).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died August 22nd, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Wendell Meredith Stanley
American biochemist.
Born August 16th, 1904 in Ridgeville.
Died June 15th, 1971 at 66 years old in Salamanca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chen Boda
Chinese politician (1904-1989).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Hui'an County.
Died September 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977).
Born July 31st, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Verree Teasdale
American stage and film actress (1903–1987).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Spokane.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 82 years old in Culver City.
Edmund Veesenmayer
German holocaust perpetrator (1904–1977).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Bad Kissingen. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1977 at 73 years old in Darmstadt.
Robert Livingston
American actor (1904-1988).
Born December 9th, 1904 in Quincy.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tarzana (pulmonary emphysema).
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