Page 9: Historical Events In 1904

Jul 14   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish Yiddish author is born.   

Jul 14   S J Paul Kruger, general/pres South-Africa (1883-1904), dies at 78   

Jul 15   1st Buddhist temple in US forms, Los Angeles.   

Jul 15   Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44.   

Jul 15   The inaugural Buddhist temple in US established, Los Angeles   

Jul 16   Goffredo Petrassi, Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines)   

Jul 16   Islands of Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to US by their chiefs.   

Jul 16   Islands of the Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to US by their chiefs   

Jul 17   Jef Alpaerts, Flemish pianist/conductor.   

Jul 18   P Gotz discovers asteroid #538 Friederike.   

Jul 19   Cleveland Nap's Neal Ball makes 1st unassisted triple play.   

Jul 21   After 13 years, the 4607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed.   

Jul 21   Camille Jenatzy sets world auto speed record at 65.79 MPH.   

Jul 23   Adone Zecchi, composer   

Jul 23   Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo   

Jul 23   John Simon, public health pioneer, dies.   

Jul 24   James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59).   

Jul 26   Jack Allan Westrup, composer   

Jul 27   Agnes Yarnall, sculptor, artist, author laa, 1987   

Jul 28   Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies.   

Jul 28   [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman   

Jul 31   Arthur Daley, sportswriter (NY Times-Pulitzer 1956).   

Aug 03   British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa   

Aug 03   Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station).   

Aug 04   Arnold Krug, composer, dies at 54.   

Aug 04   Theodore Newton, NJ, actor (Ace of Aces, Voltaire)   

Aug 05   Kenneth Thimann, botanist.   

Aug 06   Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68).   

Aug 07   Ralph J Bunche, founder/diplomat (UN) (Nobel 1950)   

Aug 07   Train derailed on bridge in Eden Colo during a flash flood, results in the deaths of 96   

Aug 08   Istvan Szelenyi, composer   

Aug 09   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum), dies at 59   

Aug 10   Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) is recorded as becoming a priest.   

Aug 10   Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies   

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Jan 01   Fazal ilahi chaudhry: Pakistani politician    

Jan 01   Ethan allen: American baseball player   

Jan 02   James melton: Moultrie ga, opera tenor (ford festival)   

Jan 02   Sally rand: Hickory county mo, stripper (fan dance)   

Jan 03   Boris kochno: Russian ballet dancer (la chatte)   

Jan 05   Erica morini: Austrian violinist   

Jan 05   Jeane dixon: American astrologer   

Jan 05   Erica morini: Vienna austria, concert violinist   

Jan 02   James longstreet: Confederate general,   

Jan 05   Karl a von zittel: German geologist/paleontologist (libya),    

Jan 09   Alfred richard: Cricketer (6 & 0 in only test for s af 1895-96),   

Jan 10   Jean-léon gérôme: French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)   

Jan 15   Eduard lassen: Composer,   

Jan 24   Franz coenen: Composer,    

Jan 26   John p r tak: Dutch liberal politician,   

Jan 27   Adam minchejmer: Composer,