Page 8: Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die) in the year 1904.   

Jun 16   Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1904 keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident)   

Jun 19   On this day in history balis Dvarionas, composer   

Jun 20   In the year 1904 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) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) in the year 1904.   

Jun 24   In the year 1904 kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)   

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

Jun 26   Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers) in the year 1904.   

Jun 26   The birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor in the year 1904.   

Jun 28   International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam in the year 1904.   

Jun 28   Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer in the year 1904.   

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   In the year 1904 thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies   

Jul 01   On this day in history 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis   

Jul 01   In the year 1904 mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood)   

Jul 02   Carl Weinrich, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies   

Jul 04   On this day in history angela Baddeley, London England, actress (Ghost Train, Tom Jones)   

Jul 05   On this day in history don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59)   

Jul 05   In the year 1904 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   A Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly in the year 1904.   

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   Isa Krejci, composer in the year 1904.   

Jul 12   Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971) in the year 1904.   

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)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Next Page »

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982)   

Jan 01   Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance) was born in the year 1904.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1904 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   Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) died on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1904.   

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