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In the year 1904
797 Notable birthdays
Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984).
Born August 21st, 1904 in Red Bank. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1984 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Kuvempu
Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994).
Born December 29th, 1904 in Hirekodige.
Died November 11th, 1994 at 89 years old in Mysore. [ref]
Alger Hiss
American government official who was accused of spying for the soviet union (1904–1996).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Baltimore.
Died November 15th, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City.
Tommy Douglas
Scottish-born canadian politician (1904-1986).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Falkirk.
Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Ottawa (cancer).
Milburn Stone
Actor (1904–1980).
Born July 5th, 1904 in Burrton.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 75 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Ève Curie
Writer, journalist and pianist, younger daughter of marie and pierre curie (1904–2007).
Born December 6th, 1904 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 22nd, 2007 at 102 years old in Manhattan.
Alberta Williams King
Mother of martin luther king, jr. (1904–1974).
Born September 13th, 1904 in Atlanta.
Died June 30th, 1974 at 69 years old in Atlanta.
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943).
Born May 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1943 at 39 years old in Kansas City (pneumonia).
Lucile Randon
French catholic sister and supercentenarian (1904–2023).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Alès. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2023 at 118 years old in Toulon. [ref]
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Chancellor of west germany (1966–1969).
Born April 6th, 1904 in Albstadt.
Died March 9th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tübingen.
Nancy Mitford
British writer.
Born November 28th, 1904 in 1 and 3, Graham Terrace Sw1. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1973 at 68 years old in Versailles (cancer).
Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer and actress (1904–1975).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Tamayy Elzahayra. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 70 years old in Cairo.
Willem de Kooning
Dutch-american abstract expressionist artist (1904–1997).
Born April 24th, 1904 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1997 at 92 years old in East Hampton (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Nnamdi Azikiwe
First president of nigeria (1904-1996).
Born November 16th, 1904 in Zungeru.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 91 years old in Nsukka.
Vladimir Horowitz
Russian and american pianist (1903–1989).
Born October 1st, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
American socialite (1904-1965).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Lucerne.
Died February 13th, 1965 at 60 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Isamu Noguchi
Japanese-american artist and landscape architect (1904–1988).
Born November 17th, 1904 in Los Angeles.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 84 years old in New York City (heart failure).
George F. Kennan
American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian (1904-2005).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Milwaukee.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 101 years old in Princeton.
Cecil Day-Lewis
Irish-born british poet (1904–1972).
Born April 27th, 1904 in County Laois.
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 68 years old in Lemmons (pancreatic cancer).
Christopher Isherwood
English-american novelist (1904-1986).
Born August 26th, 1904 in Cheshire.
Died January 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer).
George Formby
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian (1904–1961).
Died March 6th, 1961 at 56 years old in Preston (myocardial infarction).
Charles Drew
American surgeon and medical researcher (1904–1950).
Born June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Burlington (traffic collision). [ref]
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978).
Died August 19th, 1978 at 74 years old in Wallingford (disease).
George Balanchine
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 30th, 1983 at 79 years old in New York City (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease).
Kundan Lal Saigal
Indian singer and actor (1904–1947).
Born April 4th, 1904 in Kashmir.
Died January 18th, 1947 at 42 years old in Jalandhar.
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