Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die) in the year 1904.  

Jun 16   Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) in the year 1904.  

Jun 16   Gerard Holt, Dutch architect on this day in history.  

Jun 17   On this day in history coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist  

Jun 18   Keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident) in the year 1904.  

Jun 19   On this day in history balis Dvarionas, composer  

Jun 20   In the year 1904 heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister  

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

Jun 23   In the year 1904 carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World)  

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

Jun 25   In the year 1904 jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje)  

Jun 26   Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers) in the year 1904.  

Jun 26   In the year 1904 the birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor  

Jun 28   International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam in the year 1904.  

Jun 28   In the year 1904 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer  

Jun 29   On this day in history 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe  

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

Jun 30   On this day in history thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies  

Jul 01   In the year 1904 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis  

Jul 01   In the year 1904 mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood)  

Jul 02   In the year 1904 carl Weinrich, composer  

Jul 03   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 on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 04   On this day in history angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones)  

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

Jul 05   Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn in the year 1904.  

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   In the year 1904 bill Challis, arranger/pianist  

Jul 09   In the year 1904 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL  

Jul 10   In the year 1904 isa Krejci, composer  

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

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1904 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 in the year 1904.  

Jan 26   On this day in history john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64  

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