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   On this day in history bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)   

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   Keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident) in the year 1904.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 25   Jan van Axel, [Johannes P Kraakman], Dutch director (Overschotje) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1904 international Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam   

Jun 28   In the year 1904 wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer   

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

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

Jun 30   On this day in history thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies   

Jul 01   3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis in the year 1904.   

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

Jul 05   Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn in the year 1904.   

Jul 06   In the year 1904 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   Bill Challis, arranger/pianist in the year 1904.   

Jul 09   On this day in history 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL   

Jul 10   Isa Krejci, composer in the year 1904.   

Jul 12   Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 14   On this day in history isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance)   

Jan 03   In the year 1904 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   James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies   

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   John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 in the year 1904.   

Jan 27   On this day in history adam Minchejmer, composer, dies at 73