Historical Events In 1904

Jan 01   Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production in the year 1904.   

Jan 02   James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 in the year 1904.   

Jan 02   On this day in history james Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)   

Jan 03   Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte) in the year 1904.   

Jan 03   Marines from USS Dixie arrive in Panama on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1   

Jan 04   Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US in the year 1904.   

Jan 05   -34°F (-36.7°C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record) in the year 1904.   

Jan 05   England beat Australia at the MCG, Rhodes 7-56 & 8-68 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as 1st intl radio distress signal in the year 1904.   

Jan 07   Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as first international radio distress signal in the year 1904.   

Jan 08   Peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker) on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1904 george Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer [NS=Jan 22]   

Jan 10   Jesus Garcia Leoz, composer in the year 1904.   

Jan 11   On this day in history frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president (UN General Assembly)   

Jan 11   Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist   

Jan 12   In the year 1904 southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison   

Jan 13   Richard Addinsell, London England, composer (Taming of Shrew) in the year 1904.   

Jan 14   In the year 1904 cecil Beaton, England, royal family photographer   

Jan 14   The birth of Cecil Beaton, British photographer in the year 1904.   

Jan 15   On this day in history eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 16   In the year 1904 max Vredenburg, composer   

Jan 17   Anton Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater in the year 1904.   

Jan 17   In the year 1904 grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor (Oklahoma, Annie)   

Jan 18   On this day in history cary Grant, England, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest)   

Jan 18   The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor on this day in history.   

Jan 18   The birth of Cary Grant, American Hollywood film actor2007 Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the Southern Hemisphere. Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe.jan 18 - The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm of the coast of Devon, England in the year 1904.   

Jan 19   James Winston Watts, developer (Frontal Lobotomy) on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history alexandra Danilova, Peterhof Russia, ballerina (Turning Point)   

Jan 21   On this day in history joseph Ford McGuinn, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men)   

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

Jan 01   Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993) was born in the year 1904.   

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   On this day in history birth of boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte)   

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

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   James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.