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In the year 1904
797 Notable birthdays
Dorothy Eady
British-egyptian egyptologist (1904-1981).
Born January 16th, 1904 in London.
Died April 21st, 1981 at 77 years old in El Araba El Madfuna.
John Farrow
Film director, screenwriter and producer (1904–1963).
Born February 10th, 1904 in Marrickville.
Died January 28th, 1963 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet politician (1904-1980).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Constance Bennett
American actress (1904–1965).
Born October 22nd, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1965 at 60 years old in Fort Dix (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
James Baskett
Actor (1904-1948).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Indianapolis.
Died July 9th, 1948 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Lili Damita
American actress (1904-1994).
Born July 10th, 1904 in Blaye. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1994 at 89 years old in Palm Beach (Alzheimer's disease).
Raymond Bailey
American actor (1904–1980).
Born May 6th, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died April 15th, 1980 at 75 years old in Irvine (myocardial infarction).
Cecil Beaton
British photographer, designer, socialite, writer (1904–1980).
Born January 14th, 1904 in Hampstead.
Died January 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Salisbury, Broad Chalke.
Adelaide Hall
American-born jazz singer and actor (1901–1993).
Born October 20th, 1904 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died November 7th, 1993 at 89 years old in London (pneumonia).
René Lacoste
French tennis player.
Born July 2nd, 1904 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (cancer).
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer and choreographer (1904–1986).
Born February 29th, 1904 in Madurai.
Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Bruce Cabot
Actor (1904-1972).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Carlsbad.
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Mayo Methot
American actress (1904–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died June 9th, 1951 at 47 years old in Portland (alcohol intoxication).
Helen Kane
American actress (1904-1966).
Born August 4th, 1904 in The Bronx.
Died September 26th, 1966 at 62 years old in Jackson Heights (breast cancer).
George Brent
Irish-american actor (1899-1979).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Shannonbridge.
Died May 26th, 1979 at 75 years old in Solana Beach (pulmonary emphysema).
Keye Luke
American actor (1904–1991).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Guangzhou.
Died January 12th, 1991 at 86 years old in Whittier (stroke).
J. Pat O'Malley
English actor (1904-1985).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Burnley.
Died February 27th, 1985 at 80 years old in San Juan Capistrano (disease).
Anna Neagle
English stage and film actress and singer (1904–1986).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Forest Gate.
Died June 3rd, 1986 at 81 years old in West Byfleet (Parkinson's disease, kidney failure).
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Polish-american writer (1904–1991).
Born July 14th, 1904 in Leoncin, Radzymin. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1991 at 87 years old in Surfside, Miami (stroke).
Tom Conway
British actor (1904-1967).
Born September 15th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 22nd, 1967 at 62 years old in Culver City (liver cirrhosis).
Ralph Bunche
Diplomat, educator, civil rights activist and the first african american nobel peace prize winner (1904–1971).
Born August 7th, 1904 in Detroit.
Died December 10th, 1971 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness
Mistress of king edward viii (1904-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Lucerne.
Died January 29th, 1970 at 65 years old in New York City, Culver City.
Gregory Bateson
English anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist (1904-1980).
Born May 9th, 1904 in Grantchester.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1993 at 89 years old in Boston.
Luis Carrero Blanco
Spanish admiral and politician.
Born March 4th, 1904 in Santoña.
Died December 20th, 1973 at 69 years old in Fourth professed house in Madrid (car bombing). [ref]
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