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In the year 1904

705 Notable birthdays

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.

Born February 29th, 1904 in Shenandoah. [ref]

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

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]

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).

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