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In the year 1904
728 Notable birthdays
Frederick Ashton
British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Guayaquil.
Died October 18th, 1988 at 84 years old in Suffolk.
Sisowath Kossamak
Queen consort of cambodia.
Born April 9th, 1904 in Phnom Penh.
Died April 27th, 1975 at 71 years old in Beijing.
Alice White
Actress (1904-1983).
Born August 24th, 1904 in Paterson.
Died February 19th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Pavel Cherenkov
Soviet physicist (1904-1990).
Born July 28th, 1904 in Novaya Chigla.
Died January 6th, 1990 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Hans Bernd Gisevius
German diplomat and intelligence officer.
Born July 14th, 1904 in Arnsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Müllheim.
S. J. Perelman
American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904-1979).
Born February 1st, 1904 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
G. M. Syed
Political leader (1904-1995).
Born January 17th, 1904 in Sann.
Died April 25th, 1995 at 91 years old in Karachi.
Delmer Daves
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904-1977).
Born July 24th, 1904 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1977 at 73 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Anna Mahler
Austrian sculptor (1904-1988).
Born June 15th, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1988 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Antonín Novotný
Czech politician (1904-1975).
Born December 10th, 1904 in Prague, Letňany. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1975 at 70 years old in Prague (cardiac arrest).
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Soviet admiral (1904-1974).
Born July 24th, 1904 in Medvedki, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Died December 6th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Arnheim
German psychologist (1904-2007).
Born July 15th, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2007 at 102 years old in Ann Arbor. [ref]
Tampa Red
American chicago blues musician (1904-1981).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Smithville.
Died March 19th, 1981 at 77 years old in Chicago.
Wild Bill Elliott
American actor (1904-1965).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Pattonsburg.
Died November 26th, 1965 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (cancer).
István Horthy
Hungarian politician (1904–1942).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Pula.
Died August 20th, 1942 at 37 years old in Alexeyevka.
Tom Helmore
Actor from england (1904-1995).
Born January 4th, 1904 in London.
Died September 12th, 1995 at 91 years old in Longboat Key.
Chishū Ryū
Japanese actor (1904–1993).
Born May 13th, 1904 in Tamana. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yokohama. [ref]
Mahasi Sayadaw
Burmese buddhist monk (1904-1982).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Shwebo District.
Died August 14th, 1982 at 78 years old in Yangon (cerebrovascular disease).
Harry Martinson
Swedish writer.
Born May 6th, 1904 in Jämshög church parish. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1978 at 73 years old in Stockholm (exsanguination). [ref]
Bill Brandt
German-british photographer (1904–1983).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 79 years old in London.
Edmond Hamilton
American science fiction writer (1904–1977).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Youngstown.
Died February 1st, 1977 at 72 years old in Lancaster.
Syed Mujtaba Ali
Bengali author and scholar.
Born September 13th, 1904 in Karimganj.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 69 years old in Dhaka.
Ba Jin
Chinese novelist and anarchist activist (1904-2005).
Born November 25th, 1904 in Chengdu. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2005 at 100 years old in Shanghai (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Yves Congar
Dominican priest and cardinal (1904–1995).
Born April 13th, 1904 in Sedan.
Died June 22nd, 1995 at 91 years old in Paris.
Nicolas de Gunzburg
American banker and socialite.
Born December 12th, 1904 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 20th, 1981 at 76 years old in Manhattan.
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