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In the year 1904

728 Notable birthdays

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

Indian poet.

Born August 16th, 1904 in Allahabad district. [ref]

Died February 15th, 1948 at 43 years old in Seoni. [ref]

Margaret Bourke-White

American photographer (1904-1971).

Born June 14th, 1904 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died August 27th, 1971 at 67 years old in Stamford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Jean Gabin

French actor, recording artist (1904-1976).

Born May 17th, 1904 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died November 15th, 1976 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction, leukemia). [ref]

Jeane Dixon

American astrologer and psychic.

Born January 5th, 1904 in Medford.

Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).

George Stevens

American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer (1904–1975).

Born December 18th, 1904 in Oakland.

Died March 8th, 1975 at 70 years old in Lancaster (myocardial infarction).

Jogendra Nath Mandal

Leader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of pakistan.

Born January 29th, 1904 in Barishal.

Died October 5th, 1968 at 64 years old in Bangaon.

Coleman Hawkins

American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969).

Born November 21st, 1904 in St. Joseph. [ref]

Died May 19th, 1969 at 64 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Karl Brandt

German nazi ss officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948).

Born January 8th, 1904 in Mulhouse. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).

Clarence Nash

American voice actor (1904–1985).

Born December 7th, 1904 in Watonga.

Died February 20th, 1985 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

Odilo Globočnik

Austrian-german ss officer, ss-group leader and lieutenant general of the police, temporary leader of operation reinhardt (1904–1945).

Born April 21st, 1904 in Trieste.

Died May 31st, 1945 at 41 years old in Paternion (cyanide poisoning).

Ancel Keys

American nutritionist (1904-2004).

Born January 26th, 1904 in Colorado Springs.

Died November 20th, 2004 at 100 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]

Sally Rand

American burlesque performer and actress (1904–1979).

Born April 3rd, 1904 in Elkton.

Died August 31st, 1979 at 75 years old in Glendora (heart failure).

Forrest Mars

American businessman (1904–1999).

Born March 21st, 1904 in Wadena.

Died July 1st, 1999 at 95 years old in Miami.

Glenda Farrell

Actress (1904-1971).

Born June 30th, 1904 in Enid. [ref]

Died May 1st, 1971 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Arshile Gorky

Armenian-american painter (1904–1948).

Born April 15th, 1904 in Dilkaya.

Died July 21st, 1948 at 44 years old in Sherman (hanging to death).

James Eastland

American politician (1904–1986).

Born November 28th, 1904 in Doddsville.

Died February 19th, 1986 at 81 years old in Doddsville.

George Gamow

Russian-american theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1904–1968).

Born March 4th, 1904 in Odesa.

Died August 19th, 1968 at 64 years old in Boulder.

Claud Cockburn

British journalist (1904-1981).

Born April 12th, 1904 in Beijing.

Died December 15th, 1981 at 77 years old in Cork.

Moss Hart

American playwright, librettist, and theatre director (1904-1961).

Born October 24th, 1904 in New York City.

Died December 20th, 1961 at 57 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).

Kenneth Bainbridge

American physicist.

Born July 27th, 1904 in Cooperstown.

Died July 14th, 1996 at 91 years old in Lexington.

Joseph M. Juran

Romanian-american engineer and management consultant (1904–2008).

Born December 24th, 1904 in Brăila.

Died February 28th, 2008 at 103 years old in Rye (stroke). [ref]

Charles Rogers

American actor and jazz musician (1904-1999).

Born August 13th, 1904 in Olathe.

Died April 21st, 1999 at 94 years old in Rancho Mirage.

Werner Forssmann

German physician, nobel prize winner (1904-1979).

Born August 29th, 1904 in Berlin.

Died June 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Schopfheim (myocardial infarction).

Jimmy Dorsey

American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of tommy dorsey (1904–1957).

Born February 29th, 1904 in Shenandoah.

Died June 12th, 1957 at 53 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).

Ernst Mayr

German-american evolutionary biologist (1904-2005).

Born July 5th, 1904 in Kempten. [ref]

Died February 3rd, 2005 at 100 years old in Bedford. [ref]

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