Page 3: Historical Events In 1904

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

Feb 12   On this day in history ted Mack, Denver Colo, TV host (Original Amateur Hour)   

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   Albert Kuyle, [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe) on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly," premieres in Milan in the year 1904.   

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

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

Feb 21   Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet on this day in history.   

Feb 21   National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming Mich on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history control of Panama Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million   

Feb 23   Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   On this day in history adelle Davis, author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer)   

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

Feb 27   James Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres in the year 1904.   

Feb 29   Alan Richardson, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history president Theodore Roosevelt appoints a seven-man commission to oversee completion of the Panama Canal.   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal   

Mar 01   On this day in history england regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead v Australia   

Mar 01   On this day in history england regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs Australia   

Mar 01   Glenn Miller a great bandleader was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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Jan 01   Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) was born in the year 1904.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) died in the year 1904.   

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

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