November 1904 calendar

Events

• 02 Nov 1904 British newspaper, "The Daily Mirror," begins publishing.
• 08 Nov 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) defeats Alton B Parker (Democrat).
• 15 Nov 1904 King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade
• 17 Nov 1904 George Cohans musical Little Johnny Jones, premieres in New York City
• 18 Nov 1904 General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup.
• 23 Nov 1904 3rd Olympic games close in St. Louis
• 24 Nov 1904 The first successful caterpillar track is made (it later revolutionizes construction vehicles and land warfare).
• 28 Nov 1904 Germany defeats Hottentotten in Warmbad SW-Africa

Famous Birthday

• Nathan Leopold

  American convicted murderer (Leopold and Loeb) (Born 1904).

• Dick Powell

  Mt View, Arkansas -- Actor (Cry Danger, Theater).

• Coleman Hawkins

  American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1969).

• Isamu Noguchi

  American sculptor and architect (d. 1988).

• Jennie Lee Baroness Lee of Asheridge
• Nancy Mitford

  British writer, known for her witty novels about the English upper classes.

• Louis Neel

  French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (Born 1904).

• Bruno Ducati

  Italian entrepreneur, one of three brothers who founded the Ducati motorcycle company in Ispra, Italy.

• Jacques Dumesnil
• William Kininmonth

  Scottish architect, known for mixing modern style with Scottish vernacular.

• Rosina Cardano
• Fred Kimball

  American author and psychic, noted for his ability to converse with animals, revealing accurate details of their lives and their master's...

• Gwen Lee
• Alger Hiss

  American government official and alleged spy (Born 1904).

• Hans Genuit

  German pro astrologer, writer and editor.

• Robert Degos

  France Scientist.

• Clyfford Still

  American painter and educator (d. 1980).

• Kay Johnson

  Mount Vernon, New York -- Actress (Real Glory, Of Human Bondage).

• Jacques Tourneur

  French film director known for the classic film noir "Out of the Past" and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios,...

• Nancy Carroll [Ann V LaHiff]

  NYC, New York -- Actress (Alice-Aldrich Family).

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Famous Deaths

• Gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette

  Composer, dies at 57.

• Justus van Maurik

  Cigar manufacturer / Author / head of Red Guard.

• Aldine Sillman Kieffer

  Composer, dies at 64.

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Haydn Quartet - I am Longing for You, Sweetheart, Day by Day
2. Billy Murray - Teasing (I was Only Teasing You)
3. Harry Tally - Seminole
4. Peerless Quartet (Columbia Male Quartet) - Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)
5. Harry Tally - Egypt (My Cleopatra)