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In the year 1904
797 Notable birthdays
Anthony Bushell
Actor (1904–1997).
Born May 19th, 1904 in Westerham.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 92 years old in Oxford.
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.
Pedro Vargas
Mexican singer and actor (1906-1989).
Born April 29th, 1904 in Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende.
Died October 30th, 1989 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
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).
J. R. D. Tata
Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (1904–1993).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Paris.
Died November 29th, 1993 at 89 years old in Geneva.
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, Buenos Aires Province.
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 Manhattan. [ref]
Wendell Meredith Stanley
American biochemist and virologist, winner of the nobel prize in chemistry (1946).
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).
Achille Varzi
Italian grand prix driver (1904-1948).
Born August 8th, 1904 in Galliate.
Died July 1st, 1948 at 43 years old in Circuit Bremgarten.
Pinetop Smith
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist (1904-1929).
Died March 15th, 1929 at 24 years old in Chicago (gunshot wound).
Héctor Castro
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1960).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Montevideo.
Died September 15th, 1960 at 55 years old in Montevideo.
Luigi Dallapiccola
Italian composer (1904–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Pazin.
Died February 19th, 1975 at 71 years old in Florence (edema).
Edgar P. Jacobs
Comic artist and writer (1904-1987).
Born March 30th, 1904 in Brussels.
Died February 20th, 1987 at 82 years old in Lasne.
Bob Bartlett
American politician (1904-1968).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Seattle. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1968 at 64 years old in Cleveland (surgical complications). [ref]
Hans Hartung
French painter (1904-1989).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Pinchas Lavon
Israeli politician (1904–1976).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Kopychyntsi. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1976 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv.
Peter Arno
American cartoonist (1904–1968).
Born January 8th, 1904 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 64 years old in Port Chester.
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