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In the year 1904
682 Notable birthdays
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 Formby
English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian.
Died March 6th, 1961 at 56 years old in Preston (myocardial infarction).
George F. Kennan
American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian (1904-2005).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2005 at 101 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Kundan Lal Saigal
Indian singer and actor.
Born April 4th, 1904 in Kashmir.
Died January 18th, 1947 at 42 years old in Jalandhar.
George Balanchine
Georgian-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). [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]
Nnamdi Azikiwe
First president of nigeria (1904-1996).
Born November 16th, 1904 in Zungeru.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 91 years old in Nsukka.
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]
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian bharatnatyam dancer (1904-1986).
Born February 29th, 1904 in Madurai.
Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Helen Kane
American actress (1904-1966).
Born August 4th, 1904 in The Bronx.
Died September 26th, 1966 at 62 years old in Jackson Heights (breast cancer).
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