1904: On This Year

1904

1904 (MCMIV in Roman Numerals) was the year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1904th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations.

Is 1904 a year special to you? If so you may like to discover what 1904 was famous for, who won the Oscars and the Nobel Prizes in 1904, who was Time's Person of the Year in 1904, which books, music and movies were top of the charts in 1904, what Chinese zodiac sign is associated to 1904, what babynames were most popular that year, what was the World population on that year and what happend in 1904.

On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about 1904 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.

history

What was 1904 known for ?

  • On the world stage, 1904 saw the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war, which would conclude over a year later following a Japanese victory. The peace treaty was mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, elected for his second term on November 8th 1904.
  • Roosevelt also oversaw the acquisition by the United States of the Panama Canal zone for the sum of $10 million.
  • The Treaty of Lhasa ended the British military expedition on September 7th. Speaking of the British, the U.K. and France signed the Entente Cordiale on April 8th, ending almost one thousand years of intermittent conflict.
  • On a lighter note, the third modern Olympic Games opened on July 1st in St. Louis, Missouri as part of the world fair. These were the first Summer Olympics of the 20th century and the Fédération Internationale de Football (FIFA) was founded on May 21st, a few days after pitcher Cy Young of the Boston Adventurers threw the first perfect game in the history of modern baseball.
  • America’s first large scale bodybuilding competition took place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The city also saw its first underground train line open, and Longacre Square was renamed Times Square in honor of The New York Times and held the first of many New Year’s Eve celebrations on December 31st.
  • In the arts, Puccini’s reworked Madama Butterfly opened to critical acclaim in Brescia in May after receiving a tepid response in Milan a few months prior.
  • In science and technology, the first caterpillar track was produced, heralding a revolution in land warfare, and astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine discovered Himalia, Jupiter’s sixth largest moon. Notable births in 1904 include American children’s author Dr. Seuss, Chinese statesman Deng Xiaoping, Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, and American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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Dragon chinese zodiac sign

1904: What was the Chinese Zodiac sign associated with the year 1904?


According to the Chinese Zodiac and Astrology 1904 was the Year of the Dragon.

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Nobel Prize

1904: Nobel Prize Winners of the Year


1904: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1904 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Institut de Droit International

1904: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1904 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • William Ramsay

1904: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1904 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Ivan Pavlov

1904: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1904 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Frédéric Mistral

1904: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1904 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • José Echegaray

1904: Who won the Nobel Prize in None ?

In 1904 the Nobel Prize in None was awarded to:
  • Lord Rayleigh
world population

1904: What were the most popular baby names in the USA that year ?

The 3 most popular baby names in 1904 were John, William and James for boys and Mary, Helen and Anna for girls according to the US Census Bureau historical records.

1904: What were the Top #10 male names given to baby boys that year?

The Top # 10 male names given to baby boys in 1904 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • John
  • William
  • James
  • George
  • Robert
  • Charles
  • Joseph
  • Frank
  • Edward
  • Henry

1904: What were the Top #10 female names given to baby girls that year?

The Top # 10 female names given to baby girls in 1904 in the USA according to the US Census Bureau historical records were:

  • Mary
  • Helen
  • Anna
  • Margaret
  • Ruth
  • Elizabeth
  • Marie
  • Florence
  • Mildred
  • Dorothy

1904: What were the most popular movies that year ?

The most popular movies and box office hits in 1904 were:

An Interesting Story

An Interesting Story

Release year: 1904

Directed by: James Williamson

The Mermaid

The Mermaid

Release year: 1904

Directed by: Georges Méliès

Starring: Georges Méliès

La Danse du diable

La Danse du diable

Release year: 1904

A Miracle Under the Inquisition

A Miracle Under the Inquisition

Release year: 1904

Directed by: Georges Méliès

Starring: Georges Méliès

The Wonderful Living Fan

The Wonderful Living Fan

Release year: 1904

Directed by: Georges Méliès

Starring: Georges Méliès

history

What happened in 1904?

Here's what happened in 1904:

  • Jan 1, 1904: Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production.
  • Jan 4, 1904: Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 beat Winnipeg Rowing Club, 2 games to 1
  • Jan 5, 1904: England beat Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rhodes 7-56 and 8-68.
  • Jan 7, 1904: Marconi Company establishes "CQD" as first international radio distress signal.
  • Jan 8, 1904: Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen.
  • Jan 11, 1904: Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising.
  • Jan 12, 1904: Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison.
  • Jan 16, 1904: The first large-scale bodybuilding competition in America takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  • Jan 17, 1904: Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
  • Jan 18, 1904: Henry Ford sets a new automobile land speed record of 91.37nbspmph.
  • Jan 23, 1904: Alesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Alesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
  • Jan 25, 1904: 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick Pennsylvania.
  • Jan 29, 1904: 1st athletic letters given
  • Feb 2, 1904: US blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey.
  • Feb 4, 1904: John Millington Synges "Well of Saints" premieres in Dublin.
  • Feb 5, 1904: American occupation of Cuba ends.
  • Feb 6, 1904: Russian-Japanese war begins.
  • Feb 7, 1904: Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks).
  • Feb 8, 1904: Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
  • Feb 9, 1904: Japan declares war on Russia.
  • Feb 10, 1904: Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in the Congo.
  • Feb 17, 1904: Madama Butterfly receives its premiere at La Scala in Milan.
  • Feb 21, 1904: National Ski Association forms in Ishpeming, Michigan
  • Feb 22, 1904: The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina, the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
  • Feb 23, 1904: US acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
  • Feb 25, 1904: Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in two games.
  • Feb 28, 1904: Sport Lisboa e Benfica is founded in Portugal.
  • Feb 29, 1904: Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panam� Canal.
  • Mar 3, 1904: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's phonograph cylinder.
  • Mar 11, 1904: Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in two games.
  • Mar 12, 1904: Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund.
  • Mar 13, 1904: Bronze statue of Christ on Argentine-Chilian border dedicated.
  • Mar 26, 1904: 80,000 demonstrators gather in Hyde Park, London, to protest against the importation of Chinese labourers to South Africa by the British government.
  • Mar 31, 1904: British expedition to Tibet ampndash Battle of Guru: British troops under Colonel Francis Younghusband defeat ill-equipped Tibetan troops.
  • Apr 5, 1904: The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
  • Apr 8, 1904: Great Britain and France sign Cordial Entente concerning colonial matter.
  • Apr 10, 1904: British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of The Law.
  • Apr 19, 1904: 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of New York in 2:38:04.4.
  • Apr 20, 1904: Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in Saint Louis.
  • Apr 21, 1904: Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League).
  • Apr 23, 1904: American Academy of Arts and Letters forms.
  • Apr 24, 1904: The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.
  • Apr 26, 1904: Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms.
  • Apr 27, 1904: The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson.
  • Apr 30, 1904: Ice cream cone makes its debut.
  • May 4, 1904: The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
  • May 5, 1904: Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
  • May 6, 1904: American Lung Association holds its first meeting.
  • May 7, 1904: Flexible Flyer trademark registered.
  • May 9, 1904: The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100 mph (160 km/h).
  • May 11, 1904: Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5 million to build a peace palace.
  • May 14, 1904: 1st Olympics in US are held
  • May 15, 1904: The Russian minelayer Amur laid a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sank Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and ''Yashima''.
  • May 18, 1904: American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco.
  • May 21, 1904: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA Soccer) forms in Paris, France.
  • May 25, 1904: 38th Belmont Stakes: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6.
  • May 28, 1904: 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2.
  • May 30, 1904: Frank Chance gets hit by pitch five times in a doubleheader.
  • Jun 2, 1904: Professor Schron finds microbe that causes photosynthesis
  • Jun 6, 1904: National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  • Jun 10, 1904: Irish author James Joyce meets his future wife Nora Barnacle.
  • Jun 11, 1904: German Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha lands in Swapokmund, SW-Africa
  • Jun 14, 1904: Dutch troops occupies Kuto Reh, Sumatra, killing all inhabitants
  • Jun 15, 1904: A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
  • Jun 16, 1904: Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
  • Jun 21, 1904: Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade Dougherty as a Yankee, 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees
  • Jun 28, 1904: International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam
  • Jun 29, 1904: 2 prehistoric bones found in Weerdingerveen, Drenthe
  • Jul 5, 1904: Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn
  • Jul 9, 1904: 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club, Illinois
  • Jul 19, 1904: Dutch Premier Kuypers disbands 1st Chamber
  • Jul 21, 1904: After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed
  • Jul 23, 1904: Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo.
  • Aug 3, 1904: British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa
  • Aug 7, 1904: Train derailed on bridge in Eden Colo during a flash flood, kills 96
  • Aug 10, 1904: Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a priest
  • Aug 11, 1904: German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa
  • Aug 14, 1904: Ismael Montes becomes President of Bolivia.
  • Aug 16, 1904: New York City begins building Grand Central Station
  • Aug 17, 1904: Russo-Japanese War: A Japanese infantry charge fails to take Port Arthur.
  • Aug 23, 1904: The automobile tire chain is patented.
  • Aug 24, 1904: 24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier
  • Aug 25, 1904: James J Jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
  • Aug 30, 1904: Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon
  • Sep 1, 1904: The Denver Assay Office opens for business.
  • Sep 3, 1904: St. Louis Olympics closes
  • Sep 4, 1904: Dali Lama signs treaty allowing British commerce in Tibet
  • Sep 6, 1904: Soccer team Rheden forms
  • Sep 7, 1904: British expedition to Tibet: The Dalai Lama signs the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty with Colonel Francis Younghusband.
  • Sep 9, 1904: Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports Yankees take 2, Yankee name not official till 1913
  • Sep 15, 1904: Wilbur Wright makes his first airplane flight.
  • Sep 20, 1904: Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II
  • Sep 23, 1904: Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet
  • Sep 25, 1904: Charles Follis is 1st black to play pro football
  • Sep 26, 1904: Charles Kleins Music Master, premieres in New York City
  • Sep 28, 1904: Woman arrested for smoking a cigarette in a car on 5th Avenue, New York City
  • Sep 29, 1904: 1st monument honoring Spanish American War erected (Monroeville Ohio)
  • Sep 30, 1904: White Sox lefty Doc White, pitches his 5th shutout in 18 days
  • Oct 1, 1904: JB van Heutsz becomes Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
  • Oct 3, 1904: France and Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence
  • Oct 4, 1904: 1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks
  • Oct 5, 1904: Alpha Kappa Psi, the co-ed Professional Business Fraternity, is founded on the campus of New York University
  • Oct 10, 1904: Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089
  • Oct 15, 1904: The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
  • Oct 16, 1904: Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur
  • Oct 17, 1904: Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors.
  • Oct 18, 1904: Mahlers 5th symphony premieres in Cologne
  • Oct 19, 1904: Polytechnic University of the Philippines founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American C.A. O'Reilley.
  • Oct 21, 1904: Russo-Japanese War ampndash Dogger Bank incident: The Russian Baltic Fleet fires on British trawlers it mistakes for Japanese torpedo boats in the North Sea.
  • Oct 22, 1904: Russian fleet shoots at British fishing ship
  • Oct 24, 1904: 1st New York subway opens
  • Oct 27, 1904: The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in world.
  • Oct 29, 1904: IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway (NYC) opens
  • Nov 2, 1904: British newspaper, "The Daily Mirror," begins publishing.
  • Nov 8, 1904: President Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) defeats Alton B Parker (Democrat).
  • Nov 15, 1904: King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade
  • Nov 17, 1904: George Cohans musical Little Johnny Jones, premieres in New York City
  • Nov 18, 1904: General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
  • Nov 23, 1904: 3rd Olympic games close in St. Louis
  • Nov 24, 1904: The first successful caterpillar track is made (it later revolutionizes construction vehicles and land warfare).
  • Nov 28, 1904: Germany defeats Hottentotten in Warmbad SW-Africa
  • Dec 2, 1904: The St. Petersburg Soviet urges a run on the banks: the attempt fails and the executive committee is arrested.
  • Dec 3, 1904: The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.
  • Dec 4, 1904: The K.U. or Konservativ Ungdom (Young Conservatives) is founded by Carl F. Herman von Rosen in Denmark.
  • Dec 6, 1904: Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine (Roosevelt Corollary).
  • Dec 10, 1904: King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime.
  • Dec 12, 1904: CMS McClellans "Leah Kleschna" premieres in New York City, New York.
  • Dec 24, 1904: German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children.
  • Dec 27, 1904: Duke of York Theatre opens in London (first musical Peter Pan).
  • Dec 30, 1904: The East Boston Tunnel opens.
  • Dec 31, 1904: The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Longacre Square (later known as Times Square) in New York City, New York.
  • Feb 8, 1904: Japanese forces launch a surprise attack against Russian-controlled Port Arthur, marking the start of the Russo-Japanese war.[30]

history

What does the year 1904 refer to in the Gregorian calendar?

The year 1904 refers to a specific year in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used internationally. It is the 5th year of the 20th century and the 4th year of the 1900s decade. In the Gregorian calendar, it follows 1903 and precedes 1905.

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Can you show me the calendar for the year 1904?

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