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   Keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 20   On this day in history heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister  

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) in the year 1904.  

Jun 23   Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) in the year 1904.  

Jun 24   In the year 1904 kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)  

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

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

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

Jun 28   In the year 1904 international Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam  

Jun 28   On this day in history wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer  

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

Jun 30   Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) in the year 1904.  

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

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

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

Jul 02   On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer  

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   Angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones) on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59) in the year 1904.  

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

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

Jul 07   A Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly on this day in history.  

Jul 08   Bill Challis, arranger/pianist on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1904 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   In the year 1904 the birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet  

Jul 14   On this day in history isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978)  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)  

Jan 05   Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1904 james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82  

Jan 05   In the year 1904 karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)  

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

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

Jan 26   John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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