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In the year 1904
728 Notable birthdays
Edward Conze
British marxism and buddhism scholar (1904–1979).
Born March 18th, 1904 in London Borough of Lewisham.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Yeovil.
Leopold Trepper
Polish spy (1904–1982).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Nowy Targ.
Died January 19th, 1982 at 77 years old in Jerusalem.
Murray Alper
American actor (1904-1984).
Born January 11th, 1904 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 1984 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Piorkowski
German nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born October 11th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
Bobbie Rosenfeld
Canadian athletics competitor (1904–1969).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died November 14th, 1969 at 64 years old in Toronto.
Walter Heitler
Physicist (1904-1981).
Born January 2nd, 1904 in Karlsruhe, Karlstadt am Main.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Leo Joseph Suenens
Roman catholic cardinal.
Born July 16th, 1904 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region (thrombosis). [ref]
Aya Kōda
Japanese writer (1904-1990).
Born September 1st, 1904 in Tokyo.
Died October 31st, 1990 at 86 years old in Ishioka (cardiac arrest).
Anwar Wagdi
Egyptian actor (1904–1955).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Cairo.
Died May 14th, 1955 at 50 years old in Stockholm (kidney disease).
Erwin Komenda
Austrian automobile designer (1904–1966).
Born April 6th, 1904 in Spital am Semmering.
Died August 22nd, 1966 at 62 years old in Stuttgart.
Herbert Selpin
German film director.
Born May 29th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 38 years old in Berlin (hanging). [ref]
Mihai Antonescu
Romanian politician (1904-1946).
Born November 18th, 1904 in Nucet.
Died June 1st, 1946 at 41 years old in Jilava (gunshot wound).
Aparicio Méndez
President of uruguay (1904-1988).
Born August 24th, 1904 in Rivera.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
William Primrose
Scottish violist (1904-1982).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1982 at 77 years old in Provo (cancer). [ref]
Infanta Isabel Alfonsa of Spain
Spanish and bourbon-two sicilian royal (1904-1985).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Madrid.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 80 years old in Madrid.
Nikos Skalkottas
Greek composer and violinist (1904–1949).
Born March 21st, 1904. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1949 at 45 years old in Athens (strangulated hernia). [ref]
J. H. C. Whitehead
British mathematician (1904-1960).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Chennai.
Died May 8th, 1960 at 55 years old in Princeton.
Don Alvarado
American actor, assistant film director, and film production manager (1904–1967).
Born November 4th, 1904 in Albuquerque.
Died March 31st, 1967 at 62 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Grete Stern
German-argentine photographer (1904-1999).
Born May 9th, 1904 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1999 at 95 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
German resistance fighter (1904-1944).
Born November 13th, 1904 in Oleśnica Mała.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 39 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Louis Meyer
American racecar driver.
Born July 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 91 years old in Searchlight.
Xhafer Deva
Albanian politician (1904-1978).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Mitrovica.
Died May 25th, 1978 at 74 years old in San Francisco.
Jean Zay
French politician, minister of national education and fine arts (1904-1944).
Born August 6th, 1904 in Orléans. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1944 at 39 years old in Molles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Bernhard Krüger
Ss officer (1904-1989).
Born November 26th, 1904 in Riesa.
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
George Meeker
American actor.
Born March 5th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died September 19th, 1984 at 80 years old in Carpinteria (Alzheimer's disease).
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