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   In the year 1904 bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)  

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

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   In the year 1904 balis Dvarionas, composer  

Jun 20   Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World)  

Jun 24   Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) in the year 1904.  

Jun 25   On this day in history jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje)  

Jun 26   In the year 1904 peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers)  

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

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

Jun 28   In the year 1904 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer  

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

Jun 30   On this day in history glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)  

Jun 30   In the year 1904 thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies  

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

Jul 01   Mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood) in the year 1904.  

Jul 02   Carl Weinrich, composer in the year 1904.  

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   Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies in the year 1904.  

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) on this day in history.  

Jul 05   On this day in history giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn  

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 in the year 1904.  

Jul 08   Bill Challis, arranger/pianist in the year 1904.  

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

Jul 10   In the year 1904 isa Krejci, composer  

Jul 12   Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971) in the year 1904.  

Jul 12   The birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982)  

Jan 01   In the year 1904 birth of ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)  

Jan 02   In the year 1904 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   On this day in history 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   Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 24   In the year 1904 franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1904 adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73