Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   In the year 1904 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   On this day in history gerard Holt, Dutch architect   

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   In the year 1904 balis Dvarionas, composer   

Jun 20   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje)   

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

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

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

Jun 28   In the year 1904 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer   

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 in the year 1904.   

Jul 01   Mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood) on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer   

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 in the year 1904.   

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 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 in the year 1904.   

Jul 08   Bill Challis, arranger/pianist on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 14   On this day in history isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1904 birth of ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)   

Jan 02   James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) was born in the year 1904.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997) was born in the year 1904.   

Jan 05   In the year 1904 birth of erica Morini, Vienna Austria, concert violinist (d. 1995)   

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 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 in the year 1904.   

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 in the year 1904.   

Jan 27   Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1904.