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In the year 1904
705 Notable birthdays
Nnamdi Azikiwe
First president of nigeria (1904-1996).
Born November 16th, 1904 in Zungeru.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 91 years old in Nsukka.
Vladimir Horowitz
Russian and american pianist (1903–1989).
Born October 1st, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Isamu Noguchi
Japanese-american artist and landscape architect (1904–1988).
Born November 17th, 1904 in Los Angeles.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 84 years old in New York City (heart failure).
George F. Kennan
American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian (1904-2005).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Milwaukee.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 101 years old in Princeton.
Cecil Day-Lewis
Anglo-irish poet (1904-1972).
Born April 27th, 1904 in County Laois. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1972 at 68 years old in Lemmons (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Christopher Isherwood
English-american novelist (1904-1986).
Born August 26th, 1904 in Cheshire. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer). [ref]
George Formby
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 56 years old in Preston (myocardial infarction).
Charles Richard Drew
American surgeon and medical researcher.
Born June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1950 at 45 years old in Burlington (traffic collision).
Max Mallowan
British archaeologist (1904-1978).
Born May 6th, 1904 in London. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1978 at 74 years old in Wallingford (disease). [ref]
George Balanchine
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 30th, 1983 at 79 years old in New York City (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease).
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