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   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) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 20   Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister in the year 1904.  

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

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

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

Jun 28   Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jun 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis  

Jul 01   On this day in history mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood)  

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

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   In the year 1904 angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones)  

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

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

Jul 06   In the year 1904 robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma)  

Jul 07   A Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly in the year 1904.  

Jul 08   In the year 1904 bill Challis, arranger/pianist  

Jul 09   On this day in history 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) in the year 1904.  

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet  

Jul 14   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) in the year 1904.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)  

Jan 02   James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 02   Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 03   Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies in the year 1904.  

Jan 10   In the year 1904 death of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)  

Jan 15   In the year 1904 eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 24   On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

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