March 1904 calendar

Events

• 03 Mar 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.
• 11 Mar 1904 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in two games.
• 12 Mar 1904 Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund.
• 13 Mar 1904 Bronze statue of Christ on Argentine-Chilian border dedicated.
• 26 Mar 1904 80,000 demonstrators gather in Hyde Park, London, to protest against the importation of Chinese labourers to South Africa by the British government.
• 31 Mar 1904 British expedition to Tibet ampndash Battle of Guru: British troops under Colonel Francis Younghusband defeat ill-equipped Tibetan troops.

Famous Birthday

• Joseph Campbell

  American writer and leading authority and lecturer on mythology; the psyche and symbolism.

• Reinhard Heydrich

  German Nazi SS chief under Himmler, one of the principal leaders responsible for the "final solution" of exterminating Jews.

• B F Skinner

  Psychologist (Skinner Box), dies of Leukemia at 86.

• Edgar P Jacobs
• Dr Seuss
• René Dumont
• Glenn Miller

  American musician, a trombonist and big band leader, famous for popular swing-era hits like "In The Mood", "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and...

• Akarova

  Belgian dancer, choreographer, and artist, called "the Belgian Isadora Duncan".

• Karl Rahner

  German theologian, ordained in the Jesuit Order 1922.

• Sam Zimbalist
• Germaine Delbat
• Walter Elsasser
• Pete Johnson
• Henry Dar Boggia

  American army pilot and interpreter, joining the service at 16 to take part in the Italian civil war.

• Nikolaos Skalkottas

  Greek composer (d. 1949).

• Auguste Durel

  French artist of the Impressionist school.

• Miriam Jordan
• Henri Calet

  French writer, a novelist and journalist.

• Doris Eaton
• Emilio Fernández

  Mexican actor director and screenwriter (d. 1986).

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Famous Deaths

• Alfred von Waldersee

  Prussian Field Marshal / Chief of Staff, dies at 71.

• Ferdinand Andre Fouque

  French geologist (Born 1828).

• John Lowther du Plat Taylor

  British Army officer (Born 1829).

Top #4 songs in the USA

1. J.W. Myers - I'm Wearing My Heart Away for You
2. Billy Murray - Navajo
3. Bob Roberts - The Woodchuck Song
4. Vess Ossman - Razzle Dazzle