July 1904 calendar

Events

• 05 Jul 1904 Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn
• 09 Jul 1904 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club, Illinois
• 19 Jul 1904 Dutch Premier Kuypers disbands 1st Chamber
• 21 Jul 1904 After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed
• 23 Jul 1904 Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo.

Famous Birthday

• Pablo Neruda

  Chilean poet, diplomat and politician.

• René Lacoste

  French tennis champion, one of the most highly regarded defensive players the world has ever seen and perhaps tennis' greatest ground...

• Léon-Joseph Suenens
• Irène Aïtoff

  French pianist, daughter of Russian immigrant David Aitoff.

• Simone Beck

  French chef, an impassioned cook, author and teacher.

• Henri Cartan

  French mathematician and noted family, the son of distinguished mathematician Élie-Joseph Cartan.

• Lili Damita

  Wife of Errol Flynn (Bridge of San Luis Rey), dies at 89.

• Rudolf Arnheim

  German-born American author and psychologist (d. 2007).

• Olivier Lacombe
• Henri-Martin Jenny
• Goffredo Petrassi

  Zagarolo, Italy -- Composer (Beatitudines).

• Leo Arnaud

  French-American composer, arranger and conductor, often of film scores, best known for "Bugler's Dream", which is used as the theme by...

• Mahasi Sayadaw

  Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1982).

• James R Killian Jr

  MIT President (1948-59).

• Adone Zecchi

  Composer.

• Mary Calderone

  Physician / founder (planned parenthood).

• Jef Alpaerts

  Flemish pianist / conductor.

• Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Poland -- Yiddish Novelist (Enemies-Nobel 1978).

• [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd

  British statsman.

• Leo Joseph Suenens

  Cardinal (Belgium).

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Famous Deaths

• S J Paul Kruger

  General / President South-Africa (1883-1904), dies at 78.

• Anton Pavlovich Chechov

  Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44.

• John Simon

  Public health pioneer.

• Plehve

  Russian Foreign Minister (bomb under carriage).

• Edouard Beaupre

  Canadian giant and strongman (Born 1881).

• Abai Kunanbaiuli

  Kazakh poet (Born 1845).

• Anton Chekhov

  Russian writer of short stories and plays who is still pertinent and popular.

• Theodor Herzl

  Hungarian Jewish writer, the founder of Zionism.

• Paul Kruger

  South African soldier and statesman, noted as the builder of the Afrikaner nation.

• Wilson Barrett

  English actor playwright and manager (d. 1904).

• John Simon

  Public health pioneer.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Henry Burr - My Cosey Corner Girl
2. Albert Campbell & James F. Harrison - Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)
3. Corrine Morgan - Then You'll Remember Me
4. Henry Burr - Blue Bell
5. Billy Murray - Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis