Page 8: 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   Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) in the year 1904.   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister in the year 1904.   

Jun 21   In the year 1904 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   On this day in history carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World)   

Jun 24   Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) in the year 1904.   

Jun 25   Jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 26   The birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer in the year 1904.   

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

Jun 30   On this day in history glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)   

Jun 30   On this day in history thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies   

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

Jul 01   Mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood) in the year 1904.   

Jul 02   Carl Weinrich, composer in the year 1904.   

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   Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1904 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   Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn in the year 1904.   

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

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

Jul 08   In the year 1904 bill Challis, arranger/pianist   

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

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   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) in the year 1904.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next Page »

Jan 01   In the year 1904 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   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   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   In the year 1904 birth of erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)   

Jan 15   Eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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.