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| Born : | 05/21/1904 | (Thomas) Fast Waller, Jazz pianist/composer |
| Born : | 02/25/1904 | Adelle Davis, author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer) |
| Born : | 02/17/1904 | Albert Kuyle, [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Rond Jezus' kleed) |
| Born : | 12/20/1904 | Albert Van Dekker, US actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture) |
| Born : | 02/20/1904 | Aleksei N Kosygin, Soviet premier (1964-80) |
| Born : | 08/12/1904 | Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II |
| Born : | 12/26/1904 | Alentejo Carpentier, Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo) |
| Born : | 01/20/1904 | Alexandra Danilova, ballerina (Turning Point) |
| Born : | 11/11/1904 | Alger Hiss, State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin |
| Born : | 05/22/1904 | Anne de Vries, writer (Bartje) |
| Born : | 05/19/1904 | Anthony Bushell, actor (Journey's End) |
| Born : | 07/27/1904 | Anton Dolin, [Patrick Healey-Kay], dancer (Girl From Petrovka) |
| Born : | 09/14/1904 | Anton Zischka, Austrian writer (Lebendiges Europa) |
| Born : | 02/15/1904 | Antonin Magne, French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34) |
| Born : | 12/10/1904 | Antonin Nov¢tny, Czechoslovakia, Pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68) |
| Born : | 02/21/1904 | Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet |
| Born : | 07/31/1904 | Arthur Daley, sportswriter (NY Times-Pulitzer 1956) |
| Born : | 04/27/1904 | Arthur F Burns, economist/chairman (Federal Reserve Board) |
| Born : | 03/20/1904 | B[urrhus] F[rederic] Skinner, Pa, Behaviorism pioneer (Skinner box) |
| Born : | 08/15/1904 | Bil Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer (He created the "Snarky Parker" show in the 50s, and appeared regularly on the "CBS Morning Show" with Walter Cronkite in the 60s) |
| Born : | 05/14/1904 | Billie Dove, NYC, actress (Black Pirate, Stolen Bride) |
| Born : | 04/20/1904 | Bruce Cabot, Carlsbad NM, actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong) |
| Born : | 06/23/1904 | Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology (What in the World) |
| Born : | 01/18/1904 | Cary Grant, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) |
| Born : | 04/27/1904 | Cecil Day-Lewis, England, poet laureate/detective (Nicholas Blake) |
| Born : | 08/13/1904 | Charles "Buddy" Rogers, actor (Wings) |
| Born : | 05/03/1904 | Charles "Red" Ruffing, NY Yankee pitcher, hitter (1930-46) |
| Born : | 10/03/1904 | Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987) |
| Born : | 06/03/1904 | Charles Richard Drew, pioneer of blood plasma research |
| Born : | 02/03/1904 | Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd, FBI Most Wanted criminal |
| Born : | 08/26/1904 | Christopher Isherwood, England, novelist/playwright (I Am a Camera) |
| Born : | 08/26/1904 | Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin) |
| Born : | 12/31/1904 | Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie (Vezina winner) |
| Born : | 10/07/1904 | Chuck Klein, Indianapolis In, Phila Phillies (43 HRs in 1929) |
| Born : | 02/06/1904 | Claudio Arrau, Chile, pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra) |
| Born : | 04/16/1904 | Clifford Case, (Sen-R-NJ) |
| Born : | 08/03/1904 | Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station) |
| Born : | 05/15/1904 | Clifton Fadiman, Bkln NY, TV host (Information Please, Quiz Kids) |
| Born : | 06/17/1904 | Coenrad van Emde Boas, sexologist |
| Born : | 11/21/1904 | Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz |
| Born : | 05/10/1904 | David Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda) |
| Born : | 08/22/1904 | Deng Xiaoping, Chinese leader (1976-1983) |
| Born : | 10/02/1904 | Dermot Boyle, RAF marshal |
| Born : | 11/14/1904 | Dick Powell, Ark, actor (42nd Street, Christmas in July) |
| Born : | 12/17/1904 | Dmitri B Kabalevski, Russian composer |
| Born : | 12/30/1904 | Dmitri Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) |
| Born : | 07/05/1904 | Don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news ancher (ABC Evening News 1958-59) |
| Born : | 12/02/1904 | Donald Woods, Brandon Manitoba, actor (Tammy) |
| Born : | 09/19/1904 | Dr Bergen Evans, Ohio, English professor ($64,000 Question) |
| Born : | 03/02/1904 | Dr Seuss, [Theodor Geisel] kid's book author (Horton Hears a Who!) |
| Born : | 04/23/1904 | Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid) |
| Born : | 01/31/1904 | E of Ruller, journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Loyal) |
| Born : | 11/16/1904 | Eddie Condon, Goodland Ind, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show) |
| Born : | 10/21/1904 | Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet) |
| Born : | 04/17/1904 | Edward Chodorov, playwright/director (Story of Louis Pasteur) |
| Born : | 04/29/1904 | Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate |
| Born : | 05/30/1904 | Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panam (1956-60) |
| Born : | 05/21/1904 | Fats Waller, jazz pianist, composer (Ain't Misbehavin') |
| Born : | 08/12/1904 | Frank Ervin, harness racer (Hambletonian 1959, 66) |
| Born : | 01/25/1904 | Frans Goedhart, journalist/founder (The Slogan) |
| Born : | 09/17/1904 | Frederick Ashton, choreographer (Cinderella) |
| Born : | 01/11/1904 | Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president (UN General Assembly) |
| Born : | 06/10/1904 | Frederick Loewe, composer/partner of Learner |
| Born : | 11/16/1904 | Frederik van der Meer, archaeologist/historian |
| Born : | 04/24/1904 | Friedrich Siemens, German industrialist, dies |
| Born : | 01/09/1904 | George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer |
| Born : | 03/15/1904 | George Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel) |
| Born : | 02/16/1904 | George F Kennan, US ambassador to Moscow |
| Born : | 05/24/1904 | George Formby, [William Hoy Booth], British singer/comic |
| Born : | 03/04/1904 | George Gamow, nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3...ì) |
| Born : | 12/18/1904 | George Stevens, US director (Alice Adams, Penny Serenade) |
| Born : | 12/25/1904 | Gerhard Herzberg, Can, physicist (molecular structure-Nobel 1971) |
| Born : | 09/13/1904 | Gladys George, Patten Maine, actress (Roaring Twenties) |
| Born : | 06/30/1904 | Glenda Farrell, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) |
| Born : | 03/01/1904 | Glenn Miller, bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the Mood) |
| Born : | 07/16/1904 | Goffredo Petrassi, Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines) |
| Born : | 05/05/1904 | Gordon Richards, British jockey (winner of 4,870 races) |
| Born : | 10/02/1904 | Graham Greene, English journalist (3rd Man) |
| Born : | 01/17/1904 | Grant Withers, US, actor (Oklahoma, Annie) |
| Born : | 05/15/1904 | Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein, Sweden, equest dressage (Oly-gold-1952, 56) |
| Born : | 05/11/1904 | Guus Weitzel, radio-announcer |
| Born : | 01/25/1904 | G‚za Frid, Hungarian/Dutch composer/pianist |
| Born : | 04/21/1904 | G˜sbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67) |
| Born : | 09/21/1904 | Hans Hartung, German/French painter |
| Born : | 05/06/1904 | Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet (Trade Wind-Nobel 1974) |
| Born : | 02/19/1904 | Havank, [HF of of the Kallen], detective writer (Heads on Cave) |
| Born : | 06/20/1904 | Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo, German Foreign Minister |
| Born : | 09/28/1904 | Hendrik J Hofstra, Dutch minister of Finance (PvdA) |
| Born : | 08/06/1904 | Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68) |
| Born : | 02/11/1904 | Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79) |
| Born : | 02/14/1904 | Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist |
| Born : | 09/04/1904 | Hjordis T”pel, Sweden, diving/4 X 100m relay (Olympic-bronze-1924) |
| Born : | 05/16/1904 | Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928) |
| Born : | 12/20/1904 | Irene Dunne, Louisville, actress (I Remember Mama, My Favorite Wife) |
| Born : | 04/03/1904 | Iron Eyes Cody, indian/actor (Cries in litter commercial) |
| Born : | 07/14/1904 | Isaac Bashevis Singer, Poland, Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978) |
| Born : | 11/17/1904 | Isamu Noguchi, sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal) |
| Born : | 03/07/1904 | Ivar Ballangrud, Norway, Olympic speed skater (4 gold, 2 silver) |
| Born : | 10/09/1904 | J Dito, dominican/President KRO (1938-45) |
| Born : | 04/22/1904 | J[ulius] Robert Oppenheimer, head of Manhattan (A-bomb) Project |
| Born : | 05/18/1904 | Jacob K Javits, (Sen-R-NY) |
| Born : | 01/02/1904 | James Melton, Moultrie Ga, opera tenor (Ford Festival) |
| Born : | 11/28/1904 | James O Eastland, (Sen-D-Miss) |
| Born : | 07/24/1904 | James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59) |
| Born : | 02/27/1904 | James Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy) |
| Born : | 06/03/1904 | Jan Peerce, [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], NYC, tenor (NY Met Opera) |
| Born : | 11/19/1904 | Jap Nanninga, painter |
| Born : | 08/20/1904 | Jap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA) |
| Born : | 05/17/1904 | Jean Gabin, French actor (Stormy Waters, French Can Can) |
| Born : | 04/21/1904 | Jean H‚lion, artist/author (They Shall Not Have Me) |
| Born : | 04/14/1904 | John Gielgud, Great Britain, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man) |
| Born : | 10/05/1904 | John Hoyt, Bronxville NY, actor (Gimme a Break, Tom Dick & Mary) |
| Born : | 03/19/1904 | John J Sirica, US federal judge (Watergate hearings) |
| Born : | 04/08/1904 | John R Hicks, British economist (Nobel 1972) |
| Born : | 05/08/1904 | John Snagge, BBC commentator |
| Born : | 06/02/1904 | John Weissmuller, actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924, 28) |
| Born : | 03/26/1904 | Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image) |
| Born : | 12/03/1904 | Juan E Yrausquin, founder (Party of Patriot Arubans)/minister |
| Born : | 09/06/1904 | Karlo A Kivima, Finnish writer (Groenende Cross) |
| Born : | 02/11/1904 | Keith Holyoake, New Zealand PM (1960-72) |
| Born : | 05/24/1904 | Kenneth Buckley, British rear-admiral |
| Born : | 12/15/1904 | Kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man) |
| Born : | 06/18/1904 | Keye Luke, Canton China, actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident) |
| Born : | 04/06/1904 | Kurt G Kiesinger, German chancellor (Wherever They May Be) |
| Born : | 06/24/1904 | Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) |
| Born : | 10/02/1904 | Lal Bahadur Sjastri, Indies politician |
| Born : | 07/16/1904 | Leo Suenens, Belgian Cardinal |
| Born : | 02/23/1904 | Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina) |
| Born : | 04/23/1904 | Leslie French, actor/singer |
| Born : | 04/16/1904 | Lily Pons, Draguignan France, soprano diva (Hitting a New High) |
| Born : | 11/22/1904 | Louis N‚el, French physicist (Nobel 1970) |
| Born : | 02/03/1904 | Luigi Dallapiccola, Pisino Istria, Italian composer |
| Born : | 01/31/1904 | L‚on N H Jungschlaeger, head milt intelligence Neth-Indies |
| Born : | 02/04/1904 | MacKinlay Kantor, Webster City Iowa, novelist (Andersonville) |
| Born : | 06/18/1904 | Manuel Rosenthal, Paris France, composer (Bootleggers) |
| Born : | 11/14/1904 | Marya Mannes, author (The Reporter) |
| Born : | 03/11/1904 | Maurits Wertheim, writer (Isaac De Fuentes) |
| Born : | 08/18/1904 | Max Factor Jr, CEO (Max Factor Cosmetics) |
| Born : | 09/06/1904 | Maxie Rosenbloom, light heavyweight boxing champ (1930-34) |
| Born : | 07/05/1904 | Milburn Stone, Bruton Ks, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke) |
| Born : | 02/07/1904 | Milton Krims, writer (Speed) |
| Born : | 10/24/1904 | Moss Hart, Bronx NY, playwright (You Can't Take it With You, Act 1) |
| Born : | 11/19/1904 | Nancy Carroll, NYC, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family) |
| Born : | 11/28/1904 | Nancy Mitford, English author (Love in a cold climate) |
| Born : | 12/31/1904 | Nathan Milstein, Odessa Russia, concert violinist (Phila Orch 1942) |
| Born : | 12/16/1904 | Norbert E Fonteyne, Flemish writer (Guest house Vivs) |
| Born : | 09/24/1904 | Owen Saunders, mechanical engineer |
| Born : | 07/12/1904 | Pablo Neruda, Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971) |
| Born : | 12/17/1904 | Paul Cadmus, NYC, etcher/painter (Sailors & Floozies) |
| Born : | 04/26/1904 | Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop of Montreal |
| Born : | 03/01/1904 | Paul Hartman, SF Calif, actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction) |
| Born : | 01/08/1904 | Peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker) |
| Born : | 02/22/1904 | Peter Hurd, Roswell NM, painter (Portrait of Jos‚ Herrera) |
| Born : | 06/26/1904 | Peter Lorre, Germany, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers) |
| Born : | 04/03/1904 | Peter Van Steeden, Amsterdam Neth, orch leader (Break the Bank) |
| Born : | 04/27/1904 | Ragnar Skrede, Norse poet (Lauvfall) |
| Born : | 06/17/1904 | Ralph Bellamy, Chicago, actor (Air Mail, Dive Bomber, Trading Places) |
| Born : | 08/07/1904 | Ralph J Bunche, founder/diplomat (UN) (Nobel 1950) |
| Born : | 01/10/1904 | Ray Bolger, Dorchester Mass, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz) |
| Born : | 09/01/1904 | Ray Flaherty, AFL/NFL/AAFC coach (NY Giants) |
| Born : | 03/07/1904 | Reinhard Heydrich, German protector (Bohemen/Moravia (Lidice)) |
| Born : | 04/14/1904 | Reinout W van Bemmelen, geologist |
| Born : | 02/27/1904 | Renaat Verhe˜en, Flemish actor/director |
| Born : | 01/13/1904 | Richard Addinsell, London England, composer |
| Born : | 09/14/1904 | Richard Mohaupt, Breslau Germany, composer (Bucolica) |
| Born : | 01/21/1904 | Richard P Blackmur, Mass, critic/poet (Good Europeans) |
| Born : | 04/22/1904 | Robert J Oppenheimer, US nuclear physics/director (Los Alamos) |
| Born : | 05/29/1904 | Robert Knox, bacteriologist |
| Born : | 05/21/1904 | Robert Montgomery, Beacon NY, actor/dir (Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack) |
| Born : | 07/06/1904 | Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma) |
| Born : | 11/22/1904 | Roland Winters, Boston Mass, actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers) |
| Born : | 04/29/1904 | Russ Morgan, Scranton Pa, orch leader (Welcome Aboard) |
| Born : | 02/01/1904 | S J Perelman, author/humorist (Around the World in 80 Days) |
| Born : | 04/03/1904 | Sally Rand, US, actress/ecdysiast/fan dancer (1933 Chic World Fair) |
| Born : | 01/02/1904 | Sally Rand, stripper (fan dance) |
| Born : | 05/11/1904 | Salvador Dal¡, Spain, surrealist artist (Crucifixion) |
| Born : | 01/26/1904 | Sean MacBride, Ireland, statesman/Amnesty Intl co-founder (Nobel '74) |
| Born : | 11/06/1904 | Selena Royale, NYC, actress (Date With Judy, Misleading Lady) |
| Born : | 09/02/1904 | Set Svanholm, V„steras Sweden, tenor (London Convent Garden 1948-57) |
| Born : | 10/02/1904 | Shi Lai Bahadur Shastri, Indian statesman |
| Born : | 01/14/1904 | Sir Cecil Beaton, England, royal family photographer |
| Born : | 08/18/1904 | Sterling W Cole, (Rep-R-NY) |
| Born : | 05/19/1904 | Sven Thofelt, Sweden, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1928) |
| Born : | 02/12/1904 | Ted Mack, Denver Colo, TV host (Original Amateur Hour) |
| Born : | 01/20/1904 | Theodore Brameld, author/educator (Use of Explosive Ideas) |
| Born : | 11/18/1904 | Theodore DN Besterman, British bibliographer |
| Born : | 05/21/1904 | Thomas "Fats" Waller, US jazz pianist (Honeysuckle Rose) |
| Born : | 09/15/1904 | Tom Conway, Russia, actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show) |
| Born : | 09/15/1904 | Umberto II, van Piemonte, king of Italy (1946) |
| Born : | 09/02/1904 | Vera Vague, [Barbara Jo Allen], NYC, actress (Follow the Leader) |
| Born : | 10/01/1904 | Vladimir Horowitz, Kiev Ukraine, pianist (Carmen) |
| Born : | 12/01/1904 | W A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president |
| Born : | 10/09/1904 | Wally Brown, Malden Mass, actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City) |
| Born : | 08/16/1904 | Wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946) |
| Born : | 08/29/1904 | Werner Forssman, German urologist (Nobel 1956) |
| Born : | 04/24/1904 | Willem De Kooning, Netherlands, artist (North Atlantic Light) |
| Born : | 08/21/1904 | William "Count" Basie, Red Bank NJ, jazz musician (Blazing Saddles) |
| Born : | 04/26/1904 | William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist |
| Born : | 02/23/1904 | William L Shirer, historian (Rise & Fall of 3rd Reich) |
| Born : | 03/07/1904 | Willy Forst, Austria actor/director (Wiener Broke) |
| Born : | 10/02/1904 | [Henry] Graham Greene, England, prolific novelist (Brighton Rock) |
| Born : | 07/28/1904 | [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman |
| Died : | 03/05/1904 | Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies |
| Died : | 07/15/1904 | Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies |
| Died : | 05/01/1904 | Anton¡n Dvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies |
| Died : | 09/21/1904 | Chief Joseph, US indian chief (Nez Perc‚s), dies |
| Died : | 05/08/1904 | Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies |
| Died : | 05/06/1904 | Franz von Lenbach, artist, dies |
| Died : | 10/04/1904 | Frederic Auguste Bertholdi, French sculptor (Statue of Liberty), dies |
| Died : | 08/09/1904 | Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geography (Lebensraum), dies at 59 |
| Died : | 04/24/1904 | Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies |
| Died : | 10/08/1904 | Gustav Ratzenhofer, Austria sociologist/philosopher, dies at 62 |
| Died : | 05/10/1904 | Henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies |
| Died : | 09/18/1904 | Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto, dies |
| Died : | 04/09/1904 | Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at 73 |
| Died : | 01/02/1904 | James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 |
| Died : | 05/13/1904 | Jan Boissevain, ship owner/politician, dies |
| Died : | 07/23/1904 | John Simon, public health pioneer, dies |
| Died : | 11/18/1904 | Justus van Maurik, cigar manufacturer/author/head of Red Guard, dies |
| Died : | 09/26/1904 | Lafcadio Hearn, author (Soul of the Great Ball), dies at 54 |
| Died : | 08/29/1904 | Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876), dies |
| Died : | 05/16/1904 | N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies |
| Died : | 09/29/1904 | Niels Ryberg Finnen, Danish physician (Nobel 1903), dies |
| Died : | 09/24/1904 | Niels Ryberg Finsen, physician, dies |
| Died : | 08/10/1904 | Pierre M Waldeck-Rousseau, French foreign minister (Dreyfus), dies |
| Died : | 07/28/1904 | Plehve, Russian foreign minister (bomb under carriage), dies |
| Died : | 05/14/1904 | Richard Hol, composer/organist/conductor, dies |
| Died : | 07/14/1904 | S J Paul Kruger, president South-Africa, dies |
| Died : | 07/03/1904 | Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist, dies |
| Died : | 11/22/1904 | Th‚ophile E A de Bock, painter/etcher, dies |
| Died : | 04/13/1904 | Vasili Veresjtsjagin, Russian painter (War & peace), dies |
| Died : | 10/01/1904 | William GGVV Harcourt, historian/English Sect of State, dies |
| Special : | 03/02/1904 | "Offical Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted |
| Special : | 01/05/1904 | -34ø F (-37ø C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record) |
| Special : | 01/05/1904 | -42ø F (-41ø C), Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record) |
| Special : | 01/25/1904 | 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania |
| Special : | 07/15/1904 | 1st Buddhist temple in US established, Los Angeles |
| Special : | 05/14/1904 | 1st Olympics in US are held (St Louis) |
| Special : | 10/08/1904 | 1st Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, NY) |
| Special : | 11/09/1904 | 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes |
| Special : | 01/29/1904 | 1st athletic letters given (Univ of Chicago football team) |
| Special : | 10/29/1904 | 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City & Snyder, Texas) |
| Special : | 03/12/1904 | 1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport) |
| Special : | 11/04/1904 | 1st stadium built specifically for football (Harvard Stadium) |
| Special : | 06/29/1904 | 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe |
| Special : | 11/23/1904 | 3rd Olympic games close in St Louis |
| Special : | 08/29/1904 | 3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St Louis |
| Special : | 07/01/1904 | 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis |
| Special : | 07/07/1904 | A Charlois discovers asteroid #537 Pauly |
| Special : | 04/23/1904 | American Academy of Arts & Letters forms |
| Special : | 05/18/1904 | American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco |
| Special : | 05/11/1904 | Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace |
| Special : | 03/12/1904 | Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund |
| Special : | 08/23/1904 | Automobile tire chain patented |
| Special : | 02/07/1904 | Baltimore catches fire (1500 builings destroyed in 80 blocks) |
| Special : | 10/17/1904 | Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors |
| Special : | 04/26/1904 | Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms |
| Special : | 06/16/1904 | Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce's Ulysses) |
| Special : | 08/17/1904 | Boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chic White Sox, 6-0 |
| Special : | 03/09/1904 | Brandon's Lester Patrick becomes 1st hockey defenseman to score a goal |
| Special : | 08/03/1904 | British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa |
| Special : | 11/02/1904 | British newspaper, "Daily Mirror," begins publishing |
| Special : | 03/13/1904 | Bronze statue of Christ on Argentine-Chilian border dedicated |
| Special : | 05/28/1904 | Bryn Mawr wins Preakness |
| Special : | 07/21/1904 | Camille Jenatzy sets world auto speed record at 65.79 MPH |
| Special : | 01/17/1904 | Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" opens at the Moscow Art Theater |
| Special : | 04/13/1904 | Congress authorizes Lewis & Clark Expo $1 gold coin |
| Special : | 02/23/1904 | Control of Panama Canal Zone acquired by US for $10 million |
| Special : | 06/11/1904 | Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0 |
| Special : | 05/05/1904 | Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia (3-0) |
| Special : | 09/04/1904 | Dali Lama signs treaty allowing British commerce in Tibet |
| Special : | 12/27/1904 | Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan) |
| Special : | 09/26/1904 | Earl Grey is named British governor-general of Canada |
| Special : | 04/08/1904 | Entente Cordiale signed by France & England |
| Special : | 05/21/1904 | Federation Internationale de Football Assn (Soccer) forms in Paris |
| Special : | 08/24/1904 | Field battle at Liao-Yang-200,000 Japanese against 150,000 Russian |
| Special : | 05/07/1904 | Flexible Flyer trademark registered |
| Special : | 10/03/1904 | France & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence |
| Special : | 05/30/1904 | Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader |
| Special : | 05/11/1904 | G H Peters discovers asteroid #536 Merapi |
| Special : | 12/24/1904 | German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children |
| Special : | 08/11/1904 | German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa |
| Special : | 11/28/1904 | Germany defeats Hottentotten in Warmbad SW-Africa |
| Special : | 04/08/1904 | Gr Brit & France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter |
| Special : | 08/26/1904 | Heavyweight James J Jeffries KOs Jack Monroe in SF |
| Special : | 10/29/1904 | IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway (NYC) opens |
| Special : | 07/23/1904 | Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo |
| Special : | 07/16/1904 | Islands of Manu'a group (Samoa) ceded to US by their chiefs |
| Special : | 02/25/1904 | J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish Natl Theatre Society |
| Special : | 10/01/1904 | JB van Heutsz becomes gov-general of Netherland Indies |
| Special : | 02/09/1904 | Japan declares war on Russia |
| Special : | 08/25/1904 | Jim Jefferies KOsJack Munroe & retains boxing heavyweight title |
| Special : | 12/10/1904 | King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime |
| Special : | 04/18/1904 | L'Humanit‚, under Jean Jaurs begins publishing |
| Special : | 04/20/1904 | Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis |
| Special : | 01/10/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #522 Helga |
| Special : | 04/11/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #530 Turandot |
| Special : | 04/12/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #531 Zerlina |
| Special : | 04/20/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #532 Herculina |
| Special : | 08/02/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #539 Pamina |
| Special : | 08/03/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #540 Rosamunde |
| Special : | 08/04/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #541 Deborah |
| Special : | 11/16/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #550 Senta & #551 Ortrud |
| Special : | 12/14/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #552 Sigelinde |
| Special : | 12/27/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroid #553 Kundry |
| Special : | 03/14/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroids #524 Fidelio & #526 Jena |
| Special : | 03/20/1904 | M Wolf discovers asteroids #527 Euryanthe, #528 Rezia & #529 Preziosa |
| Special : | 10/18/1904 | Mahlers 5th symphony premiers in Cologne |
| Special : | 01/07/1904 | Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as 1st int'l radio distress signal |
| Special : | 10/03/1904 | Mary McLeod Bethune opens Daytona Normal & Industrial School |
| Special : | 05/27/1904 | NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants) |
| Special : | 04/25/1904 | NY Yankee Jack Chesbro's 1st of 41 wins this year |
| Special : | 02/21/1904 | National Ski Association formed, Ishpeming, Mich |
| Special : | 06/06/1904 | National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ |
| Special : | 09/20/1904 | Orville & Wilbur Wright fly their Flyer II |
| Special : | 01/04/1904 | Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club 2 games to 1 (Stanley Cup) |
| Special : | 03/11/1904 | Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon (Man) Wheat Kings in 2 for Stanley Cup |
| Special : | 02/25/1904 | Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 for Stanley Cup |
| Special : | 02/08/1904 | Outbreak of hostilities in Russo-Japanese war |
| Special : | 08/15/1904 | P Gotz & A Kopff discovers asteroid #542 Susanna |
| Special : | 07/18/1904 | P Gotz discovers asteroid #538 Friederike |
| Special : | 10/03/1904 | P Gotz discovers asteroid #545 Messalina |
| Special : | 10/10/1904 | P Gotz discovers asteroid #546 Herodias |
| Special : | 09/11/1904 | P Gotz discovers asteroids #543 Charlotte & #544 Jetta |
| Special : | 10/14/1904 | P Gotz discovers asteroids #547 Praxedis & #548 Kressida |
| Special : | 11/08/1904 | Pres Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) |
| Special : | 01/10/1904 | R S Dugan discovers asteroid #521 Brixia |
| Special : | 01/27/1904 | R S Dugan discovers asteroid #523 Ada |
| Special : | 05/07/1904 | R S Dugan discovers asteroid #535 Montague |
| Special : | 04/19/1904 | R S Dugan discovers asteroids #533 Sara & #534 Nassovia |
| Special : | 10/22/1904 | Russian fleet shoots at British fishing ship |
| Special : | 06/15/1904 | Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die) |
| Special : | 09/03/1904 | St Louis Olympics closes |
| Special : | 10/28/1904 | St Louis police try a new investigation method-fingerprints |
| Special : | 01/04/1904 | Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US |
| Special : | 12/06/1904 | Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary) |
| Special : | 02/29/1904 | Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal |
| Special : | 05/11/1904 | US Andrew Carnegie gives away $1,500,000 to build Peace Palace |
| Special : | 09/15/1904 | Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight |
| Special : | 09/22/1904 | 41øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC |
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