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) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist   

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   Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister in the year 1904.   

Jun 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World)   

Jun 24   Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) in the year 1904.   

Jun 25   In the year 1904 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   International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam in the year 1904.   

Jun 28   Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 30   Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 02   In the year 1904 carl Weinrich, composer   

Jul 03   In the year 1904 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   In the year 1904 theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies   

Jul 04   Angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones) on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1904 don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59)   

Jul 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history a Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly   

Jul 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history isa Krejci, composer   

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 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   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   Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte) was born in the year 1904.   

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

Jan 05   Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82   

Jan 05   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 in the year 1904.   

Jan 09   Alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies in the year 1904.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)   

Jan 15   In the year 1904 eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73   

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

Jan 26   John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1904 adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73