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

Jun 16   In the year 1904 gerard Holt, Dutch architect  

Jun 17   Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World)  

Jun 24   In the year 1904 kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)  

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

Jun 28   In the year 1904 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer  

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

Jun 30   Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) in the year 1904.  

Jun 30   On this day in history 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   Carl Weinrich, composer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1904.  

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

Jul 07   On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly  

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

Jul 09   On this day in history 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL  

Jul 10   Isa Krejci, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12   The birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet in the year 1904.  

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

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

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   Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1904 birth of jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)  

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

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   In the year 1904 alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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