Page 8: 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   Gerard Holt, Dutch architect on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist in the year 1904.   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1904 balis Dvarionas, composer   

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

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   In the year 1904 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   Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jul 02   Carl Weinrich, composer in the year 1904.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1904.   

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

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

Jul 14   In the year 1904 isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1904 birth of james Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance)   

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 in the year 1904.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1904 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 on this day in history.   

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.