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See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. 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Contents:
Events of 1904 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . Births Deaths Nobel Prizes See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1904

January - February

• January 7 - The distress signal CQD is established, only to be replaced two years later by SOS. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental CQD, transmitted in Morse code as  - · - ·    - - · -    - · ·  Early developments Before the development of radio communication in the early 1890s seagoing vessels had already adopted a wide variety of visual and audio distress signals using
• January 12 - Henry Ford sets a new automobile land speed record of 91. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Henry Ford ( July 30, 1863 &ndash April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of The land speed record is the fastest speed achieved by any wheeled vehicle on land as opposed to one on water or in the air or on rails. 37mph.
• January 16 - The first large-scale bodybuilding competition in America takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing Muscle hypertrophy. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York
• February 7 - The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 raged in Baltimore Maryland, from 1048 a
• February 8 - A Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) starts Russo-Japanese War. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally Lüshun Port ( formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town located at the extreme southern The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September
• February 10 - Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in Congo. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Roger David Casement (Ruairí Mac Easmainn 1 September 1864 &ndash 3 August 1916 ( Sir Roger Casement CMG between 1911 and until his execution for treason in August The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Congo Free State was a Corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II King of the Belgians through a dummy non-governmental organization the
• February 23 - For $10 million, the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the

March - April

• March 3 - Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a political recording of a document, using Thomas Edison's cylinder. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian
• March 4 - Russo-Japanese War: Russian troops in Korea retreat toward Manchuria followed by 100,000 Japanese troops. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• March 31 - British expedition to Tibet: Battle of Guru: British under Colonel Francis Younghusband defeat ill-equipped Tibetan troops. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The British expedition to Tibet in 1903 and 1904 was an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the Russian Empire from interfering The British expedition to Tibet in 1903 and 1904 was an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the Russian Empire from interfering Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband KCSI KCIE ( 31 May, 1863 - 31 July, 1942, Dorsetshire Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European
• April 8
  • Entente Cordiale signed between the UK and France. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Flag of the United Kingdomsvg|right|70px]] The Entente cordiale is a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
  • Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times. Longacre Square was at the intersection in Midtown Manhattan of 42nd Street, Blooming dale Road and Seventh Avenue. See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West
• April 19 - The Great Toronto Fire destroys much of that city's downtown, but there are no fatalities. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer The Great Toronto Fire of 1904 was a Fire that destroyed a large section of downtown Toronto Ontario, Canada on April 19, 1904
• April 27 - The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941 commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician was the third Prime Minister of Australia
• April 30 - The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1). Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican

May - June

• May 4 - US Army engineers begin work on The Panama Canal. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the
• May 5 - Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29 1867 – November 4 1955 was an American Baseball player who pitched for five different major league The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
• May 9 - GWR 3440 City of Truro becomes the first railway locomotive to exceed 100mph. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Great Western Railway (GWR City Class 4-4-0 Locomotive number 3440 City Of Truro was designed by George Jackson Churchward A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train.
• May 21 - The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, is established. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football)
• June 15 - A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1021. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The General Slocum was a Steamship launched in 1891 She caught fire and burned to the water line in New York 's East River on June 15 The City of New York
• June 16 - Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Eugen Schauman (May 10 1875 in Kharkov, Russian Empire – June 16 1904 in Helsinki, Finland, Russian Empire) was a Finnish Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov (born on in St Petersburg – June 17 1904 in Helsinki Finland was a Russian soldier and politician Governor-General of Finland (Suomen kenraalikuvernööri Generalguvernör av Finland was the military commander and the highest administrator of Finland sporadically
• June 16 - Leopold Bloom walks through Dublin (first Bloomsday). Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Leopold Bloom is the fictional Protagonist of James Joyce 's novel Ulysses, assuming the role of the ' Odysseus ' character Bloomsday is a commemoration observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere to celebrate the life of Irish Writer James Joyce
• June 28 - The Danish ocean liner SS Norge runs aground and sinks close to Rockall, killing 635, including 225 Norwegian emigrants. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. See also List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll Rockall is a small uninhabited rocky Islet in the north Atlantic Ocean, and one of the sea areas named in the Shipping Forecast broadcast on BBC
• June 29 - The 1904 Moscow tornado occurs. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The June 29 1904 Moscow tornado was one of only two disastrous Tornadoes that occurred in central Russia in recorded history ( the other occurred June

July - August

• July 1 - The third Modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as part of the World's Fair. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St
• July 21 - The Trans-Siberian railway is completed. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The Trans-Siberian Railway or Trans-Siberian Railroad (Транссибирская магистраль Транссиб in Russian, or Transsibirskaya magistral'
• July 23 - In St. Louis, Missouri, the ice cream cone is invented during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. An ice-cream cone or cornet is a cone-shaped pastry usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a Waffle, in which Ice cream is served allowing The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St
• August 3 - British expedition to Tibet: The British expedition under Colonel Francis Younghusband takes Lhasa in Tibet. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. The British expedition to Tibet in 1903 and 1904 was an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the Russian Empire from interfering Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband KCSI KCIE ( 31 May, 1863 - 31 July, 1942, Dorsetshire Lhasa, ( in English l̥ʰásə or in Tibetan; Chinese: 拉萨 Pinyin: Lāsà sometimes spelled Lasa, is the administrative capital of the Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European
• August 14 - Ismael Montes becomes President of Bolivia. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Ismael Montes (1861 - 1933 was a Bolivian General and Political figure. The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year
• August 17 - Russo-Japanese War: Japanese infantry charge fails to take Port Arthur. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally Lüshun Port ( formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town located at the extreme southern
• August 18 - Chris Watson resigns as Prime Minister of Australia and is succeeded by George Reid. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941 commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician was the third Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, QC (25 February 1845 &ndash 12 September 1918 was an Australian politician Premier of New South Wales

September - October

• September 7 - British expedition to Tibet: The Dalai Lama signs the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty with Colonel Francis Younghusband. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The British expedition to Tibet in 1903 and 1904 was an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the Russian Empire from interfering The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband KCSI KCIE ( 31 May, 1863 - 31 July, 1942, Dorsetshire
• October 15 - Theta Tau, the Professional Engineering Fraternity, is founded at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the ΘΤ (Theta Tau Fraternity was founded in 1904 by four Engineering students at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession and whose membership The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system.
• October 19 - Polytechnic University of the Philippines is founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American C. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. The Polytechnic University of the Philippines ( Filipino: Politeknikong Pamantasan ng Pilipinas) commonly known as PUP, Peyupi or PUPoy The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A. O'Reilley.
• October 21 - Russo-Japanese War: The Russian Baltic Fleet fires on British trawlers it mistakes for Japanese torpedo boats in the North Sea, in what would be known as the Dogger Bank incident. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - (Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот was the Imperial later Soviet and is now the Russian Navy's For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The Dogger Bank incident (also known as Incident of Hull or The Russian Outrage) occurred when the Russian Baltic Fleet mistook some British trawlers
• October 27 - The first underground line of the New York City Subway opens. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency

November - December

• November 4 - In Florence, Italy, the Arno River floods. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• November 8 - Theodore Roosevelt defeats Alton B. Parker in the U.S. presidential election. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T Alton Brooks Parker ( May 14, 1852 – May 10, 1926) was an American Lawyer and Judge and a U The United States presidential election of 1904 was held on November 8 1904
• November 24 - The first successful caterpillar track is made (it would later revolutionize construction vehicles and land warfare). Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Continuous tracks are large (modular tracks used on the so-called caterpillar Tanks construction equipment and certain other off-road vehicles
• December 2 - St. Petersburg Soviet urges run on the banks: the attempt fails and the executive committee is arrested. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire St Petersburg Soviet of Worker's Delegates was a Workers' council, or soviet in St A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money
• December 3 - Charles Dillon Perrine discovers Jupiter's largest irregular satellite, Himalia. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Charles Dillon Perrine ( July 28 1867 – June 21 1951) was an Argentine Astronomer. In Astronomy, an irregular moon is a Natural satellite following a distant inclined, and often retrograde Orbit. TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Himalia (, or as in Greek ‘Ιμαλíα
• December 4 - KU or Konservativ Ungdom (Young Conservatives) in Denmark is founded by Carl F. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. The Young Conservatives (Konservativ Ungdom abbreviated KU) is the youth wing of the Conservative People's Party in Denmark, and the oldest political Herman von Rosen.
• December 10 - Founding of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V History Nu Phi In 1904 the College of Charleston was a small municipal College.
• December 27 - The stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up premieres in London. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• December 30 - East Boston Tunnel opens. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St The Blue Line is one of four subway lines of the MBTA. It runs from northeast to southwest extending from Wonderland station in Revere Massachusetts
• December 31 - In New York City, the first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The City of New York New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West

Undated

• Herero Wars begin. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Continuous tracks are large (modular tracks used on the so-called caterpillar Tanks construction equipment and certain other off-road vehicles The Herero and Namaqua Genocide occurred in German South-West Africa (modern day Namibia) from 1904 until 1907 during the Scramble for Africa
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Joseph F. Smith issues a "Second Manifesto" against polygamy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Joseph Fielding Smith Sr ( November 13, 1838 &ndash November 19, 1918) was the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ See also Latter Day Saint polygamy in the late 19th century The "1890 Manifesto", sometimes simply called "The Manifesto", is a statement
• Subject of alcohol and heart attacks first investigated. The subject of alcohol and heart attacks is important because the major cause of death in many countries is Cardiovascular disease.
• Loftus Road and Griffin Park football stadiums open. Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium. Griffin Park is a football ground situated in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London.
• Stuyvesant High School is founded in New York City. Stuyvesant High School ( IPA: /ˈstаɪvɛsənt/ commonly referred to as Stuy ( IPA: /ˈstаɪ/ is a New York City Public high school The City of New York

Ongoing

• Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
• 1904-1905 Welsh Revival

Births

1904 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1904 MCMIV
Ab urbe condita	2657
Armenian calendar	1353 ԹՎ ՌՅԾԳ
Bahá'í calendar	60 – 61
Berber calendar	2854
Buddhist calendar	2448
Burmese calendar	1266
Chinese calendar	4540/4600-11-14 (癸卯年十一月十四日) — to — 4541/4601-11-25 (甲辰年十一月廿五日)
Coptic calendar	1620 – 1621
Ethiopian calendar	1896 – 1897
Hebrew calendar	5664 – 5665
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1959 – 1960
- Shaka Samvat	1826 – 1827
- Kali Yuga	5005 – 5006
Holocene calendar	11904
Iranian calendar	1282 – 1283
Islamic calendar	1321 – 1322
Japanese calendar	Meiji 37 (明治37年)
Korean calendar	4237
Thai solar calendar	2447
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January-February

• January 1 - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Welsh Revival (1904–1905 was the largest full scale Christian Revival of Wales of the 20th century. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry ( Urdu: فضل الہی چودھری) ( January 1, 1904 - June 2, 1982) was President of Pakistan 1982)
• January 3 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Jeane L Dixon ( January 5, 1904 – January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American Astrologers and psychics 1997)
• January 10 - Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Ray Bolger ( January 10 1904 – January 15 1987) was an American entertainer of stage and screen best known for his portrayal of 1987)
• January 13 - Richard Addinsell, British composer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Richard Stewart Addinsell ( January 13, 1904 - November 14, 1977) was a British composer best known for film music primarily his 1977)
• January 14 - Cecil Beaton, English photographer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton ( 14 January 1904 &ndash 18 January 1980) was an English fashion and portrait Photographer 1980)
• January 18 - Cary Grant, English actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 1986)
• January 22
  • George Balanchine, Russian-born choreographer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze 1983)
  • Arkady Gaidar, Russian children's writer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Arkady Petrovich Golikov (Арка́дий Петро́вич Го́ликов ( &mdash October 26 1941) better known as Arkady Gaidar (ru Арка́дий 1941)
• January 26
  • Ancel Keys, American scientist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Ancel Benjamin Keys ( January 26, 1904 &ndash November 20, 2004) was an American scientist who studied the influence of diet on health 2004)
  • Seán MacBride, Irish statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Seán MacBride (26 January 1904 &ndash 15 January 1988 was a prominent international politician. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1988)
• January 27 - J. J. Gibson, American psychologist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. James Jerome Gibson ( January 27 1904 – December 11 1979) was an American Psychologist who received his Ph 1979)
• January 28 - Canuplin, Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Canuto Francia ( January 28, 1904 &ndash September 4, 1979) better known as Canuplin, was a Filipino stage performer 1979)
• January 29 - Arnold Gehlen, German philosopher (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Arnold Gehlen ( January 29, 1904 - January 30, 1976) was an influential conservative German Philosopher and 1976)
• February 1 - S. J. Perelman, American humorist and author (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Sidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S J Perelman ( February 1 1904 &ndash October 17 1979) was an American 1979)
• February 3
  • Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian composer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Luigi Dallapiccola ( February 3, 1904 &ndash February 19, 1975) was an Italian Composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone 1975)
  • Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( February 3, 1904 &ndash October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber 1934)
• February 4 - MacKinlay Kantor, American writer and historian (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons MacKinlay Kantor ( February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for 1977)
• February 11 - Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, KStJ ( 11 February 1904 - 8 December 1983 1983)
• February 16
  • George F. Kennan, American diplomat (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols George Frost Kennan (February 16 1904 &ndash March 17 2005 was an American Advisor, Diplomat, Political scientist, and Historian, best 2005)
  • Philip Rabinowitz (runner), South African record breaking sprinter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip "Flying Phil" Rabinowitz ( February 16, 1904 &ndash February 28, 2008) was a sprinter from South Africa 2008)
• February 20 - Aleksei Kosygin, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Alexey Nikolayevich Kosygin (Алексе́й Никола́евич Косы́гин Aleksej Nikolajevič Kosygin; February 20 1904 - December 1980)
• February 29 - Jimmy Dorsey, American bandleader (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours James "Jimmy" Dorsey ( February 29, 1904 &ndash June 12, 1957) was a prominent American Jazz Clarinetist 1957)

March-April

• March 1 - Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and 1944)
• March 2 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name 1991)
• March 4
  • George Gamow, Ukrainian-born physicist (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth George Gamow (pronounced as ˈgamof ( March 4, 1904 &ndash August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov (Георгий Антонович 1968)
  • Joseph Schmidt, Austrian-Hungarian tenor and actor (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josef Schmidt ( March 4, 1904 – November 16, 1942) was a tenor and actor 1942)
  • Chief Tahachee (actor), American-born stage and film actor (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chief Tahachee (born Jeff Davis Tahchee Cypert, 4 March, 1904 in James Mill Arkansas) was an American -born Old Settler Cherokee 1978)
• March 6 - Joseph Schmidt, Austrian tenor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Josef Schmidt ( March 4, 1904 – November 16, 1942) was a tenor and actor 1942)
• March 7 - Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi official (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief 1942)
• March 14 - Doris Eaton Travis, American actress
• March 20 - B. F. Skinner, American behavioral psychologist (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Doris Eaton Travis (also Doris Eaton) (born March 14 1904) is a retired Broadway and film performer dance instructor and author Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Burrhus Frederic Skinner ( March 20, 1904 &ndash August 18 1990) was an influential American Psychologist, author 1990)
• March 22 - Itche Goldberg, Yiddish author (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Itche Goldberg ( March 22, 1904 - December 27, 2006) was a Yiddish writer of children's books poet Librettist, educator 2006)
• March 26
  • Joseph Campbell, American author on mythology (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Joseph John Campbell ( March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American Mythology Professor, Writer 1987)
  • Xenophon Zolotas, Prime Minister of Greece (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Xenophon Zolotas (Ξενοφών Ζολώτας ( 26 March, 1904 – 11 June, 2004) an eminent Greek Economist, served 2004)
• April 1 - Nikolai Berzarin, Russian Red Army General (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Nikolai Erastovich Berzarin ( Russian Николай Эрастович Берзарин (born April 1, 1904 in St 1945)
• April 3 - Sally Rand, American dancer and actress (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Sally Rand ( April 03, 1904 &ndash August 31, 1979) was born Harriet Helen Gould Beck in Hickory County Missouri. 1979)
• April 8 - John Hicks, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Sir John Richard Hicks ( April 8, 1904 May 20, 1989) was one of the most important and influential Economists and Religious Inclusivists The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1989)
• April 9 - Sharkey Bonano, American jazz musician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Joseph "Sharkey" Bonano (He sometimes billed himself as Sharkey Banana or Sharkey Bananas) ( April 9, 1904 &ndash March 1972)
• April 14 - Sir John Gielgud, English actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an 2000)
• April 15 - Arshile Gorky, Armenian-born painter (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Arshile Gorky (real name - Vostanik Manoog Adoyan; Արշիլ Գորկի Վոստանիկ Մանուկի Ադոյան ( April 15, 1904 ? – July 1948)
• April 16 - Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian actress (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Fifi D'Orsay ( April 16, 1904 - December 2, 1983) was an actress 1983)
• April 22 - Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 1967)
• April 24 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch artist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Willem de Kooning (April 24 1904 – March 19 1997 was an Abstract expressionist painter born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 1997)
• April 26 - Jimmy McGrory, Scottish footballer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. James Edward "Jimmy" McGrory (b 26 April 1904, Garngad, Glasgow - d 1982)
• April 27 - Cecil Day-Lewis, English poet (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) CBE ( 27 April 1904 &ndash 22 May 1972) was an Irish -born Poet 1972)
• April 29 - Pedro Vargas, Mexican singer and actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Pedro Vargas ( April 29 1904 - October 30 1989) was one of the most famous Singers of 20th-century in Mexico. 1989)

May-June

• May 6
  • Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-born engineer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais ( May 6, 1904 – July 1, 1984) was the founder of the Feldenkrais Method designed to improve human 1984)
  • Harry Martinson, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Harry Martinson ( May 6, 1904 — February 11, 1978) was an author and poet The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1978)
• May 8 - John Snagge, British radio personality (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge OBE ( 8 May[[ 904]] &ndash 25 March[[ 996]] was a long-time British newsreader and Commentator 1996)
• May 11 - Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist 1989)
• May 17 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Jean Gabin ( May 17, 1904 – November 15, 1976) was a major French actor and war hero 1976)
• May 21
  • Fats Waller, American pianist and comedian (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904 &mdash December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist 1943)
  • Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Montgomery ( May 21, 1904 &ndash September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director 1981)
• May 27 - Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Chūhei Nambu (南部 忠平 Nanbu Chūhei, May 27, 1904 - July 23, 1997) was a Japanese athlete. 1997)
• June 2
  • Frantisek Planicka, Czech footballer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks František Plánička (ˈfrantiʃɛk ˈplaːnitʃka FRAN-ti-shek PLAN-ich-kah) ( June 2, 1904 &ndash July 20, 1996) was a Czech 1996)
  • Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning 1984)
• June 3 - Jan Peerce, American tenor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Jan Peerce ( June 3, 1904 – December 15, 1984) was 1984)
• June 6 - Francisco López Merino, Argentine poet (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Francisco López Merino ( June 6, 1904 - May 22, 1928) was an Argentine poet born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, who committed 1928)
• June 26 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian-born film actor (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian 1964)

July-August

• July 5 - Ernst Mayr, German-born biologist and author (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Ernst Walter Mayr ( July 5, 1904, Kempten, Germany &ndash February 3, 2005, Bedford Massachusetts U 2005)
• July 6 - Erik Wickberg, General of The Salvation Army (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Erik Wickberg ( July 6, 1904 &ndash July 5, 1996) was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974 1996)
• July 8 - Henri Cartan, French mathematician
• July 12 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Henri Paul Cartan ( July 8, 1904 &ndash August 13, 2008) was a son of Élie Cartan, and was as his father was a distinguished Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Pablo Neruda ( July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name and later legal name of the Chilean writer and politician The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1973)
• July 15 - Rudolf Arnheim, German-born author (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Rudolf Arnheim ( July 15, 1904 &ndash June 9, 2007) was a German -born author art and Film theorist and perceptual psychologist 2007)
• July 28 - Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (Павел Алексеевич Черенков 1904-1990 was a Soviet physicist who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 for The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1990)

• August 4 - Witold Gombrowicz, Polish novelist and dramatist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Witold Marian Gombrowicz ( August 4, 1904 in Małoszyce, near Kielce, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – July 24 1969)
• August 7 - Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Dr Ralph Johnson Bunche ( August 7, 1903 &ndash December 9, 1971) was an American Political scientist and Diplomat The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1971)
• August 12 - Tsarevich Alexei of Russia (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич full title Heir Tsarevich and Grand Duke (Наследник-Цесаревич 1918)
• August 16 - Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Wendell Meredith Stanley ( August 16, 1904 &ndash June 15, 1971) was an American biochemist, virologist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1971)
• August 17
  • Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Leopold Nowak ( Vienna, Austria, 17 August, 1904 &ndash May 27, 1991) was a musicologist chiefly known for editing the 1991)
  • Mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Mary D Cain (born August 17, 1904) was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic Politician. 1984)
• August 21 - Count Basie, American musician and bandleader (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist 1984)
• August 22 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese leader (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Deng Xiaoping ( 22 August 1904 19 February 1997) was a prominent Chinese Revolutionary, Politician, Pragmatist and Reformer 1997)
• August 23
  • Viscountess Furness, American socialite twin (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Thelma Viscountess Furness ( August 23, 1904 &ndash January 29, 1970) born Thelma Morgan, was the woman who preceded Wallis 1970)
  • Gloria Morgan-Vanderbilt, American socialite twin (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gloria Laura Mercedes Morgan Vanderbilt ( August 23, 1904 &ndash February 13, 1965) was a Socialite best known as the mother of fashion 1965)
• August 28 - Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Secondo Campini ( August 28 1904 - February 7 1980) was an Italian engineer and one of the pioneers of the Jet engine. 1980)
• August 29 - Werner Forssmann, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Werner Forßmann, ( August 29, 1904 &ndash June 1, 1979) was a Physician from Germany. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1979)

September-October

• September 9 - Feroze Khan, Pakistani field hockey player (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Feroze Khan ( Urdu: فیروز خان) ( September 9, 1904 &ndash April 21, 2005) was at the time of his death the 2005)
• September 22 - Joseph Valachi, American gangster (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Joseph 'Joe Cago' Valachi ( September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971) (aka Charles Chanbano and Anthony Sorge was the first Mafia member 1971)
• September 29 - Greer Garson, English actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE ( September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an English-American actress who was 1996)
• October 1 - A.K. Gopalan, Indian communist leader (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar, popularly known as A K Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist leader 1977)
• October 1 - Irene Craigmile Bolam, American Amelia Earhart look-alike/believed alias(d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Irene Craigmile Bolam ( 1 October 1904 &ndash 7 July 1982) was a New York banker and resident of Monroe Township Middlesex 1982)
• October 3 - Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Charles John Pedersen ( October 3, 1904 &ndash October 26, 1989) was an American organic chemist best known for describing The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1989)
• October 9 - Wally Brown, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Wally Brown ( October 9, 1904 - November 13, 1961) was an actor comedian and long-time partner of Alan Carney. 1961)
• October 20 - Tommy Douglas, Canadian politician (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, PC, CC, SOM ( October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a 1986)
• October 23 - Harvey Penick, American golfer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Harvey Morrison Penick ( October 23, 1904 &ndash April 2, 1995) was a well-known Golf pro and instructor 1995)
• October 25 - Vladimir Peter Tytla, American animator (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Vladimir Peter Tytla ( October 25 1904 &ndash December 30 1968) was one of the original Disney Animators and is considered 1968)

November-December

• November 2 - Louis Eugène Félix Néel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Louis Eugène Félix Néel ( November 22, 1904 &ndash November 17, 2000) was a French Physicist born in Lyon The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 2000)
• November 4 - Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Tadeusz Żyliński (b 4 November 1904 in Vilnius, d 11 September 1967 in Łódź) was a Polish Technician 1967)
• November 11 - J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare John Henry Constantine Whitehead ( 11 November 1904 – 8 May 1960) known as Henry was a British Mathematician and 1960)
• November 12 - Jacques Tourneur, French director (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Jacques Tourneur ( November 12, 1904 &ndash December 19, 1977) was a French - American Film director. 1977)
• November 14
  • Dick Powell, American actor and singer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, 1963)
  • Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Michael Ramsey Baron Ramsey of Canterbury PC ( November 14 1904 &ndash 23 April 1988) was the one hundredth Archbishop 1988)
• November 16 - Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe ( November 16, 1904 – May 11, 1996) usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe, or informally 1996)
• November 25
  • Lillian Copeland, American athlete (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Lillian Copeland ( November 25, 1904 &ndash July 7, 1964) was an American athlete, who excelled in Weight throwing 1964)
  • Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Antonio "Toni" Ortelli (born November 25, 1904, Schio, Italy; died March 3, 2000, Schio was an Italian 2000)
• November 30 - Clyfford Still, American painter (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Clyfford Still ( November 30, 1904 &ndash June 23, 1980) was an American painter, and one of the leading 1980)
• December 6 - Eve Curie, French author (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Ève Denise Curie Labouisse ( 6 December 1904 &ndash 22 October 2007) was a French - American Author and 2007)
• December 12 - Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-born magazine editor and socialite (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Baron Nicolas Louis Alexandre de Gunzburg ( December 12, 1904 &ndash February 20, 1981) was an Editor in chief of Town & 1981)
• December 18 - George Stevens, American film director (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the George Stevens ( December 18, 1904 - March 8, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American motion picture 1975)
• December 24 - Joseph M. Juran, American engineer and philanthropist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Joseph Moses Juran ( December 24, 1904 – February 28, 2008) was a 20th century management consultant who is principally remembered as an 2008)
• December 25 - Gerhard Herzberg, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Gerhard Herzberg, PC, CC, FRSC, FRS ( December 25, 1904 &ndash March 3, 1999) was a pioneering The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1999)
• December 26 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Alejo Carpentier y Valmont ( December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist essay writer and musicologist who greatly 1980)
• December 30 - Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, Russian composer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky (Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский (December 30 1904 &ndash February 18 1987 was a Russian Soviet 1987)
• December 31 - Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer and actress (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Umm Kulthum ( Arabic: أم كلثوم, born أم كلثوم إبراهيم البلتاجي; see Kunya; Egyptian Arabic: Om Kalsoum 1975)
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  • Gustave Biéler, Swiss-born hero of World War II (executed) (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gustave Daniel Alfred Biéler DSO, MBE ( March 26 1904 &ndash September 5, 1944) was a Special Operations Executive 1944)
  • Bernard Castro, Italian inventor (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Castro ( 1904 - August 24 1991) was the Inventor of the convertible Couch. 1991)
  • Tevfik Esenç, Turkish-born last speaker of the Ubykh language (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Tevfik Esenç (1904 &ndash October 7, 1992) was a Circassian exile in Turkey and the last known speaker of the Ubykh language. 1992)

Deaths

January - June

• January 2 - January 10 - Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter (b. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Jean-Léon Gérôme ( May 11, 1824 – January 10, 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style 1824)
• January 20 - Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, Russian chemist (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes spelled Mendeleyev; Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев) ( &ndash) was a Russian chemist and 1834)
• February 8 - Alfred Ainger, English biographer (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Alfred Ainger ( February 9, 1837 - February 8, 1904) was an English biographer and critic 1837)
• February 22 - Leslie Stephen, English writer and critic (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Sir Leslie Stephen, KCB (28 November 1832 &ndash 22 February 1904 was an English author critic and mountaineer and the father of Virginia Woolf and 1832)
• March 5 - John Lowther du Plat Taylor, British founder of the Army Post Office Corps (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Colonel John Lowther du Plat Taylor, CB, VD ( 1829 - March 5, 1904) was the founder of the Army Postal Corps 1829)
• March 17 - Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, grandson of King George III (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Prince George Duke of Cambridge (George William Frederick Charles 26 March 1819 &ndash 17 March 1904) was a member of the British Royal 1819)
• April 10 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama "Isabella II" redirects here For the Queen of Jerusalem also known as Isabella II see Yolande of Jerusalem. 1830)
• May 1 - Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed 1841)
• May 8 - Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer and motion picture pioneer (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Eadweard J Muybridge ( April 9, 1830 &ndash May 8, 1904) was an English photographer, known primarily for his early use 1830)
• May 10 - Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh explorer and journalist (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands ( January 28 1841 &ndash May 10 1904) was a British journalist 1841)
• May 19 - Auguste Molinier, French historian (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and August Molinier ( September 30, 1851 - May 19, 1904) was a French Historian. 1851)
• June 4 - George Frederick Phillips, Canadian-born military hero (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. George Frederick Phillips, (March 8 1862 &ndash June 4 1904 was a U 1862)
• June 12 - Camille de Renesse, Belgian Count (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Camille Maximilien Frédéric Count de Renesse-Breidbach ( July 9, 1836, Brussels – June 12, 1904, Nice) was a Belgian 1836)

July - December

• July 3 - Theodor Herzl, Austrian founder of Zionism (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Theodor Herzl (בנימין זאב הרצל ( Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl) (May 2 1860&ndashJuly 3 1904 was an Austrian Jewish journalist who founded modern 1860)
• July 5 - Abai Kunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Abay Ibrahim Qunanbayuli ( Kazakh: Абай (Ибраһим Құнанбайұлы, Russian Абай Ибрагим Кунанбаев 1845)
• July 14
  • Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( –) (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) was a Russian short-story writer and Playwright, considered to be one 1860)
  • Paul Kruger, South African resistance leader (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger ( October 10, 1825 &ndash July 14, 1904) better known as Paul Kruger and fondly known as Oom 1825)
• July 22 - Wilson Barrett, English actor (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Wilson Barrett ( 18 February 1846 - 22 July 1904) was an English Actor, manager, and Playwright. 1846)

Contents 1 Events of 1904 1.1 January - February 1.2 March - April 1.3 May - June 1.4 July - August 1.5 September - October 1.6 November - December 1.7 Undated 1.8 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Notes 6 External links

• August 6 - Eduard Hanslick, Austrian music critic (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Eduard Hanslick ( September 11, 1825 – August 6, 1904) was a Bohemian Austrian writer on music 1825)
• August 22 - Kate Chopin, American author (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty on February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American Author 1851)
• August 25 - Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Henri Fantin-Latour ( January 14, 1836 - August 25, 1904) was a French painter and lithographer. 1836)
• August 29 - Murad V, Ottoman Sultan (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Sultan Mehmed Murad V ( September 21, 1840 - August 29, 1904) (مراد الخامس was the 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1840)
• September 26
  • Lafcadio Hearn, American-Japanese author (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Patrick Lafcadio Hearn ( June 27, 1850 - September 26, 1904) also known as after gaining Japanese citizenship was an author best known 1850)
  • John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman and statesman (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link John Fitzwilliam Stairs, also known as John Fitz William Stairs ( January 19, 1848 &ndash September 26, 1904) was an entrepreneur 1848)
• October 4
  • Frédéric Bartholdi, Alsatian sculptor (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( August 2, 1834 – October 4, 1904) was a French sculptor. 1834)
  • Laurence Hope, English poetess (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Adela Florence Nicolson (née Cory ( 9 April 1865 - 4 October 1904) was an English poet who wrote under the Pseudonym Laurence 1865)
• October 21 - Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss-Algerian explorer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Isabelle Eberhardt ( 17 February 1877 &ndash 21 October 1904) was a Swiss - Algerian Explorer and Writer 1877)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - The Lord Rayleigh
• Chemistry - Sir William Ramsay
• Physiology or Medicine - Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
• Literature - Frédéric Mistral, José Echegaray Y Eizaguirre
• Peace - Institut De Droit International

Notes

External links

• 1904 Coin Pictures

Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh OM (12 November 1842 &ndash 30 June 1919 was an English Physicist who with William Ramsay, discovered The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Sir William Ramsay (2 October 1852 &ndash 23 July 1916 was a Scottish chemist who discovered the Noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. For other uses see Pavlov (disambiguation. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Иван Петрович Павлов September 14, 1849 &ndash February The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Frédéric Mistral ( September 8, 1830 — March 25, 1914) was a French Poet who led the 19th century revival of José Echegaray y Eizaguirre ( April 19, 1832 Madrid, Spain — September 14, 1916) was a Spanish Civil The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The Institut de droit international ("Institute of International Law" is an organization devoted to the study and development of International law, receiving the Nobel

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