Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   On this day in history side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die)  

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

Jun 16   In the year 1904 gerard Holt, Dutch architect  

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

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

Jun 19   Balis Dvarionas, composer in the year 1904.  

Jun 20   In the year 1904 heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister  

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

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   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) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1904.  

Jun 30   In the year 1904 glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)  

Jun 30   Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 01   In the year 1904 mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood)  

Jul 02   On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer  

Jul 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1904.  

Jul 04   In the year 1904 angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones)  

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

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

Jul 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1904 isa Krejci, composer  

Jul 12   Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 14   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)  

Jan 05   Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995) was born in the year 1904.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995)  

Jan 02   In the year 1904 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   Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) died in the year 1904.  

Jan 15   On this day in history eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 24   In the year 1904 franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

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.