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   In the year 1904 bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)   

Jun 16   Gerard Holt, Dutch architect in the year 1904.   

Jun 17   Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist in the year 1904.   

Jun 18   On this day in history keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident)   

Jun 19   Balis Dvarionas, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister in the year 1904.   

Jun 21   In the year 1904 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   In the year 1904 carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World)   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

Jun 29   On this day in history 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe   

Jun 30   In the year 1904 glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935)   

Jun 30   Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jul 01   On this day in history mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood)   

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

Jul 03   On this day in history 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   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   Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma) in the year 1904.   

Jul 07   In the year 1904 a Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly   

Jul 08   Bill Challis, arranger/pianist in the year 1904.   

Jul 09   In the year 1904 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL   

Jul 10   On this day in history isa Krejci, composer   

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

Jul 12   The birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet in the year 1904.   

Jul 14   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) in the year 1904.   

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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   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 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 in the year 1904.   

Jan 05   In the year 1904 birth of jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1904 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   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   On this day in history john P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64   

Jan 27   Adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.