Historical Events In 1904

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

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

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

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   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) in the year 1904.  

Feb 20   Aleksei N Kosygin, Soviet premier (1964-80) on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1904 gustav Adolf Heinze, composer, dies at 83  

Feb 20   The birth of Alexei Kosygin, Former Prime Minister of the USSR in the year 1904.  

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   On this day in history the National Ski Association of America is founded.  

Feb 22   On this day in history 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.  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1904 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) in the year 1904.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1904.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 01   Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 02   In the year 1904 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   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   In the year 1904 franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

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

Jan 27   Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1904.