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In the year 1904
719 Notable birthdays
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 8th, 1904 in Sedan.
Died June 22nd, 1995 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]
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).
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.
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