Page 8: Historical Events In 1904

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

Jun 16   On this day in history bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses)   

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   In the year 1904 balis Dvarionas, composer   

Jun 20   In the year 1904 heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister   

Jun 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1904 peter Lorre, Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers)   

Jun 26   In the year 1904 the birth of Peter Lorre, American film actor   

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

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

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

Jun 30   Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) on this day in history.   

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   Mary Calderone, physician/founder (planned parenthood) on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Carl Weinrich, composer in the year 1904.   

Jul 03   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 in the year 1904.   

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   Don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59) in the year 1904.   

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 in the year 1904.   

Jul 08   Bill Challis, arranger/pianist on this day in history.   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history isa Krejci, composer   

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   In the year 1904 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 in the year 1904.   

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

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 in the year 1904.   

Jan 02   In the year 1904 james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82   

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

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   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.