Historical Events In 1904

Oct 27   New York City unveils the first electric subway, the IRT, linking the Brooklyn Bridge to midtown Manhattan in the year 1904.  

Oct 27   In the year 1904 world's 1st subway, IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in NYC, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel (Bkln bridge-145 & Bdwy)  

Oct 27   World's 1st subway, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in NYC, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel in the year 1904.  

Oct 28   In the year 1904 louis de Meester, composer  

Oct 28   On this day in history st Louis police try a new investigation method-fingerprints  

Oct 29   On this day in history 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas)  

Oct 29   The first intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history alfred Gradstein, composer  

Nov 01   On this day in history george Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London  

Nov 01   Laura Laplante, St Louis MO, actress (Cat & Canary) on this day in history.  

Nov 02   British newspaper, "Daily Mirror," begins publishing in the year 1904.  

Nov 02   In the year 1904 british newspaper, "The Daily Mirror" begins publishing  

Nov 03   On this day in history gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette, composer, dies at 57  

Nov 03   In the year 1904 gideon Fagan, composer  

Nov 04   In the year 1904 1st stadium built specifically for football (Harvard Stadium)  

Nov 04   Don Alvarado, [Jose Page], Albuquerque NM, actor (Captain Thunder) on this day in history.  

Nov 04   In the year 1904 jack Brown, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1894-99), dies  

Nov 06   In the year 1904 selena Royale, NYC, actress (Date With Judy, Misleading Lady)  

Nov 08   Pres Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) in the year 1904.  

Nov 08   President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) in the year 1904.  

Nov 09   1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes on this day in history.  

Nov 09   In the year 1904 first airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes  

Nov 10   In the year 1904 steven Geray, Uzhored Czechoslovakia, actor (French Line)  

Nov 11   In the year 1904 alger Hiss, State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin  

Nov 13   Gertrude Olmsted, Chicago IL, actress (The Monster) in the year 1904.  

Nov 14   Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer in the year 1904.  

Nov 15   On this day in history king C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade  

Nov 15   On this day in history tilly Losch, Vienna Austria, actress (Garden of Allah)  

Nov 16   On this day in history eddie Condon, Goodland Ind, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show)  

Nov 17   On this day in history george Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in NYC  

Nov 17   In the year 1904 isamu Noguchi, sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal)  

Nov 18   General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup in the year 1904.  

Nov 18   On this day in history guido Santorsola, composer  

Nov 18   Justus van Maurik, cigar manufacturer/author/head of Red Guard, dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 01   Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 02   James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 02   Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1904 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   James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1904 alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies  

Jan 10   Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1904.  

Jan 24   Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1904.  

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

Jan 27   Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1904.