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In the year 1904
797 Notable birthdays
Gordon Hodgson
Footballer, football manager (1904-1951).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died June 14th, 1951 at 47 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (cancer).
Josef Klehr
German nazi physician (1904-1988).
Born October 17th, 1904 in Kietrz.
Died August 23rd, 1988 at 83 years old in Leiferde.
Helen Rose
American costume designer (1904-1985).
Born February 2nd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 81 years old in Palm Springs.
Laura La Plante
American actress (1904-1996).
Born November 1st, 1904 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1996 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
Turkish novelist, playwright, and islamist conspiracy theorist (1904–1983).
Born May 26th, 1904 in Istanbul.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Martin Kosleck
German actor (1904-1994).
Born March 24th, 1904 in Kołczygłowy.
Died January 16th, 1994 at 89 years old in Santa Monica.
Gerhard Herzberg
German-canadian physicist and physical chemist (1904-1999).
Born December 25th, 1904 in Hamburg.
Died March 3rd, 1999 at 94 years old in Ottawa.
Charles J. Pedersen
American organic chemist.
Born October 3rd, 1904 in Busan.
Died October 26th, 1989 at 85 years old in Salem (multiple myeloma).
Neil H. McElroy
American businessman (1904-1972).
Born October 30th, 1904 in Berea.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Cincinnati (cancer).
Paul D. Harkins
United states general (1904-1984).
Born May 15th, 1904 in Boston.
Died August 21st, 1984 at 80 years old in Dallas.
Lester Cole
American screenwriter (1904-1985).
Born June 19th, 1904 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 1985 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Dorothy B. Hughes
American writer (1904-1993).
Born August 10th, 1904 in Kansas City.
Died May 6th, 1993 at 88 years old in Ashland.
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.
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.
Died December 15th, 1984 at 80 years old in New York City, New Rochelle.
Tatsuo Hori
Writer, poet, and translator in japan (1904–1953).
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 April 26th, 1995 at 90 years old in Santa Fe (cancer).
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.
Xenophon Zolotas
Prime minister of greece (1904-2004).
Born April 26th, 1904 in Athens.
Died June 10th, 2004 at 100 years old in Athens.
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.
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