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   In the year 1904 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) in the year 1904.  

Jun 19   In the year 1904 balis Dvarionas, composer  

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

Jun 21   In the year 1904 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   Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 28   International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

Jun 28   In the year 1904 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer  

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

Jun 30   Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) on this day in history.  

Jun 30   Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies in the year 1904.  

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

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

Jul 02   Carl Weinrich, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1904 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   In the year 1904 theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 07   In the year 1904 a Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly  

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

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   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   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1904 birth of erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995)  

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

Jan 05   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 in the year 1904.  

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   Eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1904.  

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