Historical Events In 1904

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

Jun 16   On this day in history bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)  

Jun 16   Gerard Holt, Dutch architect in the year 1904.  

Jun 17   In the year 1904 coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist  

Jun 18   Keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident) on this day in history.  

Jun 19   Balis Dvarionas, composer in the year 1904.  

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) in the year 1904.  

Jun 25   On this day in history jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje)  

Jun 26   On this day in history peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers)  

Jun 26   On this day in history the birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor  

Jun 28   International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 29   2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe in the year 1904.  

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

Jun 30   Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies in the year 1904.  

Jul 01   3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis in the year 1904.  

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   In the year 1904 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.  

Jul 03   In the year 1904 theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies  

Jul 04   On this day in history angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones)  

Jul 05   In the year 1904 don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59)  

Jul 05   In the year 1904 giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn  

Jul 06   In the year 1904 robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma)  

Jul 07   In the year 1904 a Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly  

Jul 08   Bill Challis, arranger/pianist in the year 1904.  

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

Jul 10   Isa Krejci, composer in the year 1904.  

Jul 12   Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971) in the year 1904.  

Jul 12   The birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1904 birth of james Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)  

Jan 02   Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1904 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   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   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 in the year 1904.  

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

Jan 26   On this day in history john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64  

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