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   On this day in history bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)  

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

Jun 17   Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist in the year 1904.  

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   In the year 1904 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) on this day in history.  

Jun 23   Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) on this day in history.  

Jun 24   Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 26   The birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor in the year 1904.  

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

Jun 28   Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer in the year 1904.  

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

Jun 30   In the year 1904 glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)  

Jun 30   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1904.  

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   On this day in history don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59)  

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

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

Jul 10   In the year 1904 isa Krejci, composer  

Jul 12   In the year 1904 pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971)  

Jul 12   The birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet in the year 1904.  

Jul 14   In the year 1904 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

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

Jan 27   Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.