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In the year 1904
797 Notable birthdays
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 Sribhumi.
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 8th, 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.
Sam Zimbalist
American film producer and film editor (1904-1958).
Born March 31st, 1904 in New York City.
Died November 4th, 1958 at 54 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Markian Popov
Soviet general (1902-1969).
Born November 15th, 1904 in Serafimovich.
Died April 22nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955).
Born June 10th, 1904 in Hangzhou.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 50 years old in Beijing Tongren Hospital (tuberculosis).
H. Beam Piper
American science fiction writer (1904–1964).
Born March 23rd, 1904 in Altoona.
Died November 11th, 1964 at 60 years old in Williamsport.
Elissa Landi
Italian born actress who was popular in hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s.
Born December 6th, 1904 in Venice.
Died October 21st, 1948 at 43 years old in Kingston (cancer).
Premendra Mitra
Indian writer and film director.
Born May 24th, 1904 in Varanasi.
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 83 years old in Kolkata.
Josef Pieper
German philosopher (1904-1997).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1997 at 93 years old in Münster. [ref]
Georges Canguilhem
French philosopher (1904-1995).
Born June 4th, 1904 in Castelnaudary.
Died September 11th, 1995 at 91 years old in Le Port-Marly.
Valery Chkalov
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1904-1938).
Born February 2nd, 1904 in Chkalovsk. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1938 at 34 years old in Moscow.
Wang Ming
Chinese politician (1904-1974).
Born May 23rd, 1904 in Jinzhai County.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Edgar G. Ulmer
American film director, set designer (1904-1972).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Clifton Fadiman
American author, editor, and radio and tv personality (1904–1999).
Born May 15th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died June 20th, 1999 at 95 years old in Florida (pancreatic cancer).
Karl Ernst
German sa leader (1904–1934).
Born September 1st, 1904 in Wilmersdorf.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 29 years old in Lichterfelde (gunshot wound).
Benode Behari Mukherjee
Indian artist (1904-1980).
Born February 7th, 1904 in Behala.
Died November 11th, 1980 at 76 years old in New Delhi.
Oskar Lange
Polish economist (1904-1965).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1965 at 61 years old in London. [ref]
Leonid Nikolaev
Russian assassin (1904–1934).
Born May 10th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 29th, 1934 at 30 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Marian Nixon
Actress.
Born October 20th, 1904 in Superior.
Died February 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Henry Richardson Labouisse
United states ambassador (1904–1987).
Born February 11th, 1904 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1987 at 83 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Sefton Delmer
Journalist, propagandist (1904–1979).
Born May 24th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1979 at 75 years old in Lamarsh.
Luis A. Ferré
Puerto rican politician (1904-2003).
Born February 17th, 1904 in Ponce.
Died October 21st, 2003 at 99 years old in San Juan (respiratory failure).
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