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In the year 1904
797 Notable birthdays
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).
Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola
Christ apostolic church first general evangelist..
Born April 25th, 1904 in Kwara State.
Died July 26th, 1959 at 55 years old in Effon-Alaiye.
Ernst Mayr
German-american evolutionary biologist (1904-2005).
Born July 5th, 1904 in Kempten.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 100 years old in Bedford.
Ernst Günther Schenck
German ss surgeon; inspector for troop food supply in okh and ss; police food inspector (nazi germany).
Born October 3rd, 1904 in Marburg.
Died December 21st, 1998 at 94 years old in Aachen.
Ramnath Goenka
Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Darbhanga.
Died October 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
Jatindra Nath Das
Indian independence movement activist.
Born October 27th, 1904 in Kolkata.
Died September 13th, 1929 at 24 years old in Lahore (starvation).
Karl Rahner
German catholic theologian (1904–1984).
Born March 5th, 1904 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died March 30th, 1984 at 80 years old in Innsbruck.
Jacob Javits
American politician (1904-1986).
Born May 18th, 1904 in New York City.
Died March 7th, 1986 at 81 years old in West Palm Beach (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Margery Allingham
English writer of detective fiction, editor (1904–1966).
Born May 20th, 1904 in Ealing. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1966 at 62 years old in Severalls Hospital (breast cancer). [ref]
Gladys George
American actress (1904–1954).
Born September 13th, 1904 in Patten.
Died December 8th, 1954 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer, liver cirrhosis).
Patrick Kavanagh
Irish poet (1904–1967).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Inniskeen.
Died December 1st, 1967 at 63 years old in Dublin.
Zita Johann
Austrian-american actress (1904-1993).
Born July 14th, 1904 in Bencecu de Sus.
Died September 24th, 1993 at 89 years old in Nyack (pneumonia). [ref]
Johnny Mack Brown
American football player and actor (1904–1974).
Born September 1st, 1904 in Dothan.
Died November 14th, 1974 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Seán MacBride
Irish politician and human rights activist (1904-1988).
Born January 26th, 1904 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 15th, 1988 at 83 years old in Dublin.
Emilio Fernández
Mexican film director and actor (1904-1986).
Born March 26th, 1904 in Sabinas Municipality.
Died August 6th, 1986 at 82 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Jerry Colonna
American musician, actor and comedian (1904-1986).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Boston.
Died November 21st, 1986 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (kidney failure).
Minoru Genda
Japanese politician, imperial japanese navy officer and jsdaf general (1904–1989).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Hiroshima.
Died August 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Matsuyama.
Libby Holman
American socialite, actress, singer, and activist (1904-1971).
Born May 23rd, 1904 in Cincinnati.
Died June 18th, 1971 at 67 years old in Stamford (asphyxia).
Fernando Lopez
Vice president of the philippines from 1949 to 1953 and 1965 to 1972.
Born April 13th, 1904 in Iloilo City.
Died May 26th, 1993 at 89 years old in Iloilo City.
John Richard Hicks
British economist (1904-1989).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Leamington Spa, Warwick.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Blockley.
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
Austrian nobleman (1904–1954).
Born May 27th, 1904 in Konopiště Castle.
Died March 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Graz (disease).
Paul Hartman
American actor and dancer (1904–1973).
Born March 1st, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Frank Burns
American economist and diplomat (1904-1987).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died June 26th, 1987 at 83 years old in Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Shunryu Suzuki
Japanese buddhist missionary (1904–1971).
Born May 18th, 1904 in Hiratsuka.
Died December 4th, 1971 at 67 years old in San Francisco.
Josef Bühler
German jurist, civil servant and convicted war criminal (1904-1948).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Bad Waldsee.
Died August 22nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
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