Historical Events In 1904

Feb 11   Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79) in the year 1904.  

Feb 12   Ted Mack, Denver Colo, TV host (Original Amateur Hour) on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Charles William Oatley, electrical engineer in the year 1904.  

Feb 15   In the year 1904 antonin Magne, French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34)  

Feb 16   In the year 1904 ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests)  

Feb 17   In the year 1904 albert Kuyle, [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe)  

Feb 17   On this day in history giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly," premieres in Milan  

Feb 19   Havank, [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (St Eustache) on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Aleksei N Kosygin, Soviet premier (1964-80) in the year 1904.  

Feb 20   On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer, dies at 83  

Feb 20   In the year 1904 the birth of Alexei Kosygin, Former Prime Minister of the USSR  

Feb 21   On this day in history armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet  

Feb 21   National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich in the year 1904.  

Feb 21   In the year 1904 the National Ski Association of America is founded.  

Feb 22   The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina, the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908 in the year 1904.  

Feb 23   In the year 1904 control of Panama Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million  

Feb 23   In the year 1904 leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina)  

Feb 23   US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million in the year 1904.  

Feb 25   Adelle Davis, author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer) on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1904 j M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish Natl Theater Society  

Feb 27   In the year 1904 james Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy)  

Feb 28   On this day in history vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres  

Feb 29   Alan Richardson, composer in the year 1904.  

Feb 29   President Theodore Roosevelt appoints a seven-man commission to oversee completion of the Panama Canal in the year 1904.  

Feb 29   The birth of Jimmy Dorsey, US bandleader in the year 1904.  

Feb 29   Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal in the year 1904.  

Mar 01   England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead v Australia in the year 1904.  

Mar 01   In the year 1904 england regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs Australia  

Mar 01   Glenn Miller a great bandleader was born in the year 1904.  

Mar 01   Glenn Miller, bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the Mood) on this day in history.  

Mar 01   The birth of Glenn Miller, American bandleader on this day in history.  

Mar 02   "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted in the year 1904.  

Mar 02   On this day in history dr Seuss, [Theodor Geisel], children's author (Horton Hears a Who!)  

Mar 03   Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's cylinder in the year 1904.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982)  

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

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 in the year 1904.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1904.  

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   Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) died in the year 1904.  

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