Historical Events In 1904

Feb 11   In the year 1904 henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79)  

Feb 12   In the year 1904 ted Mack, Denver Colo, TV host (Original Amateur Hour)  

Feb 14   On this day in history charles William Oatley, electrical engineer  

Feb 15   Antonin Magne, French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34) on this day in history.  

Feb 16   On this day in history ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests)  

Feb 17   Albert Kuyle, [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe) on this day in history.  

Feb 17   In the year 1904 giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly," premieres in Milan  

Feb 19   Havank, [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (St Eustache) on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1904 aleksei N Kosygin, Soviet premier (1964-80)  

Feb 20   Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1904.  

Feb 20   The birth of Alexei Kosygin, Former Prime Minister of the USSR in the year 1904.  

Feb 21   Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet in the year 1904.  

Feb 21   National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich in the year 1904.  

Feb 21   In the year 1904 the National Ski Association of America is founded.  

Feb 22   On this day in history the United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina, the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.  

Feb 23   Control of Panama Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million on this day in history.  

Feb 23   On this day in history leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina)  

Feb 23   US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1904 adelle Davis, author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer)  

Feb 25   J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish Natl Theater Society on this day in history.  

Feb 27   James Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy) in the year 1904.  

Feb 28   On this day in history vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres  

Feb 29   In the year 1904 alan Richardson, composer  

Feb 29   In the year 1904 president Theodore Roosevelt appoints a seven-man commission to oversee completion of the Panama Canal.  

Feb 29   The birth of Jimmy Dorsey, US bandleader in the year 1904.  

Feb 29   Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history england regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead v Australia  

Mar 01   On this day in history england regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs Australia  

Mar 01   In the year 1904 glenn Miller a great bandleader was born  

Mar 01   On this day in history glenn Miller, bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the Mood)  

Mar 01   The birth of Glenn Miller, American bandleader in the year 1904.  

Mar 02   "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history dr Seuss, [Theodor Geisel], children's author (Horton Hears a Who!)  

Mar 03   In the year 1904 kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's cylinder.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1904 birth of fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982)  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of james Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)  

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

Jan 05   Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997) was born in the year 1904.  

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 26   John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 in the year 1904.  

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