Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   In the year 1904 side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die)  

Jun 16   Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) on this day in history.  

Jun 16   On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect  

Jun 17   Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist in the year 1904.  

Jun 18   In the year 1904 keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident)  

Jun 19   On this day in history balis Dvarionas, composer  

Jun 20   On this day in history heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister  

Jun 21   On this day in history boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)  

Jun 23   Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) in the year 1904.  

Jun 24   Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje) in the year 1904.  

Jun 26   Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers) in the year 1904.  

Jun 26   The birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor in the year 1904.  

Jun 28   In the year 1904 international Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam  

Jun 28   On this day in history wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer  

Jun 29   2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe on this day in history.  

Jun 30   Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) on this day in history.  

Jun 30   In the year 1904 thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies  

Jul 01   On this day in history 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis  

Jul 01   Mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood) on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer  

Jul 03   First run of the Ocean Limited passenger train between Montreal, Que. and Halifax. N.S. This is the longest running train in Canada having operated continuously over the same 840 mile route on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies in the year 1904.  

Jul 04   Angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones) in the year 1904.  

Jul 05   Don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59) on this day in history.  

Jul 05   On this day in history giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn  

Jul 06   Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma) on this day in history.  

Jul 07   A Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly in the year 1904.  

Jul 08   On this day in history bill Challis, arranger/pianist  

Jul 09   In the year 1904 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL  

Jul 10   In the year 1904 isa Krejci, composer  

Jul 12   In the year 1904 pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971)  

Jul 12   In the year 1904 the birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet  

Jul 14   On this day in history isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978)  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1904 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 in the year 1904.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1904.  

Jan 24   On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

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