Historical Events In 1904

Feb 11   On this day in history henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79)  

Feb 12   In the year 1904 ted Mack, Denver Colo, TV host (Original Amateur Hour)  

Feb 14   On this day in history charles William Oatley, electrical engineer  

Feb 15   Antonin Magne, French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34) in the year 1904.  

Feb 16   Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1904 havank, [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (St Eustache)  

Feb 20   In the year 1904 aleksei N Kosygin, Soviet premier (1964-80)  

Feb 20   Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 20   The birth of Alexei Kosygin, Former Prime Minister of the USSR on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1904 armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet  

Feb 21   On this day in history national Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich  

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

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   Control of Panama Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million in the year 1904.  

Feb 23   On this day in history leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina)  

Feb 23   On this day in history uS acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million  

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

Feb 25   On this day in history 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   Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres on this day in history.  

Feb 29   On this day in history alan Richardson, composer  

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

Feb 29   In the year 1904 the birth of Jimmy Dorsey, US bandleader  

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   England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs Australia on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1904 glenn Miller a great bandleader was born  

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

Mar 01   In the year 1904 the birth of Glenn Miller, American bandleader  

Mar 02   "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Dr Seuss, [Theodor Geisel], children's author (Horton Hears a Who!) in the year 1904.  

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 on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1904 birth of james Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)  

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

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 in the year 1904.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)  

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   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 24   Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1904.  

Jan 26   In the year 1904 john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64  

Jan 27   Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.