Page 8: Historical Events In 1904

Jun 15   Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die) on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) in the year 1904.   

Jun 16   Gerard Holt, Dutch architect on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1904 coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist   

Jun 18   In the year 1904 keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident)   

Jun 19   In the year 1904 balis Dvarionas, composer   

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

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) in the year 1904.   

Jun 23   On this day in history carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World)   

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

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   On this day in history the birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor   

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

Jun 28   On this day in history wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer   

Jun 29   In the year 1904 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe   

Jun 30   Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) in the year 1904.   

Jun 30   Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies in the year 1904.   

Jul 01   In the year 1904 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   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   Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1904 robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma)   

Jul 07   A Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 10   On this day in history isa Krejci, composer   

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

Jul 12   The birth of Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1904 birth of james Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival)   

Jan 02   In the year 1904 birth of sally Rand, Hickory County MO, stripper (fan dance)   

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1904.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Eduard Lassen, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1904.   

Jan 24   In the year 1904 franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77   

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.