Historical Events In 1904

Jan 01   Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82  

Jan 02   On this day in history james Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)  

Jan 03   In the year 1904 boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)  

Jan 03   Marines from USS Dixie arrive in Panama on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1904 stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1  

Jan 04   In the year 1904 supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US  

Jan 05   In the year 1904 -34°F (-36.7°C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record)  

Jan 05   On this day in history england beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 & 8-68  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history marconi Co establishes "CQD" as 1st intl radio distress signal  

Jan 07   On this day in history marconi Co establishes "CQD" as first international radio distress signal  

Jan 08   In the year 1904 peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)  

Jan 08   In the year 1904 pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen  

Jan 09   In the year 1904 alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies  

Jan 09   George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer [NS=Jan 22] on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1904 jesus Garcia Leoz, composer  

Jan 11   Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president (UN General Assembly) on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising in the year 1904.  

Jan 12   Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1904 richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew)  

Jan 14   Cecil Beaton, England, royal family photographer in the year 1904.  

Jan 14   The birth of Cecil Beaton, British photographer in the year 1904.  

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

Jan 16   In the year 1904 max Vredenburg, composer  

Jan 17   In the year 1904 anton Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater  

Jan 17   In the year 1904 grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor (Oklahoma, Annie)  

Jan 18   Cary Grant, England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) in the year 1904.  

Jan 18   The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor in the year 1904.  

Jan 18   The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor2007 Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the Southern Hemisphere. Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe.jan 18 - The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm of the coast of Devon, England in the year 1904.  

Jan 19   James Winston Watts, developer (Frontal Lobotomy) in the year 1904.  

Jan 20   Alexandra Danilova, Peterhof Russia, ballerina (Turning Point) in the year 1904.  

Jan 21   In the year 1904 joseph Ford McGuinn, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men)  

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

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   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 in the year 1904.  

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   On this day in history birth of erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995)  

Jan 02   On this day in history james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82  

Jan 05   In the year 1904 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   In the year 1904 death of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)  

Jan 15   Eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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