Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   On this day in history side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die)   

Jun 16   Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

Jun 17   Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist on this day in history.   

Jun 18   On this day in history keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident)   

Jun 19   Balis Dvarionas, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister in the year 1904.   

Jun 21   Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)   

Jun 25   Jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje) in the year 1904.   

Jun 26   Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers) on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history the birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor   

Jun 28   International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer in the year 1904.   

Jun 29   In the year 1904 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe   

Jun 30   In the year 1904 glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)   

Jun 30   Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis   

Jul 01   Mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood) on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Carl Weinrich, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history first run of the Ocean Limited passenger train between Montreal, Que. and Halifax. N.S. This is the longest running train in Canada having operated continuously over the same 840 mile route.   

Jul 03   On this day in history theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies   

Jul 04   In the year 1904 angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones)   

Jul 05   On this day in history don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59)   

Jul 05   Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly   

Jul 08   In the year 1904 bill Challis, arranger/pianist   

Jul 09   On this day in history 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL   

Jul 10   Isa Krejci, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet   

Jul 14   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) in the year 1904.   

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Jan 01   Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)   

Jan 02   James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1904 birth of sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance)   

Jan 03   In the year 1904 birth of boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)   

Jan 05   Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995) was born in the year 1904.   

Jan 02   On this day in history james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82   

Jan 05   On this day in history karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64   

Jan 09   Alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1904 death of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)   

Jan 15   In the year 1904 eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 24   Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1904 john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64   

Jan 27   On this day in history adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73