Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die) on this day in history.  

Jun 16   On this day in history bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)  

Jun 16   Gerard Holt, Dutch architect in the year 1904.  

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

Jun 18   In the year 1904 keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident)  

Jun 19   On this day in history balis Dvarionas, composer  

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

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) in the year 1904.  

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

Jun 26   Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1904.  

Jun 28   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 04   Angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones) in the year 1904.  

Jul 05   In the year 1904 don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59)  

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

Jul 06   Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma) in the year 1904.  

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

Jul 10   Isa Krejci, composer in the year 1904.  

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1904 birth of ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)  

Jan 02   James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance)  

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

Jan 05   Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1904 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 on this day in history.  

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