Historical Events In 1904

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

Jun 16   Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) in the year 1904.  

Jun 16   Gerard Holt, Dutch architect on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history balis Dvarionas, composer  

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) in the year 1904.  

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

Jun 26   In the year 1904 the birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor  

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 in the year 1904.  

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

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

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

Jul 01   On this day in history mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 03   On this day in history theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies  

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   Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1904 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   In the year 1904 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) in the year 1904.  

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Jan 01   Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)  

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   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   James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 in the year 1904.  

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   In the year 1904 death of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)  

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

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   On this day in history adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73