October 1904 calendar

Events

• 01 Oct 1904 JB van Heutsz becomes Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
• 03 Oct 1904 France and Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence
• 04 Oct 1904 1st day of NYC subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks
• 05 Oct 1904 Alpha Kappa Psi, the co-ed Professional Business Fraternity, is founded on the campus of New York University
• 10 Oct 1904 Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089
• 15 Oct 1904 The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
• 16 Oct 1904 Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur
• 17 Oct 1904 Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors.
• 18 Oct 1904 Mahlers 5th symphony premieres in Cologne
• 19 Oct 1904 Polytechnic University of the Philippines founded as Manila Business School through the superintendence of the American C.A. O'Reilley.
• 21 Oct 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.
• 22 Oct 1904 Russian fleet shoots at British fishing ship
• 24 Oct 1904 1st New York subway opens
• 27 Oct 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.
• 29 Oct 1904 IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway (NYC) opens

Famous Birthday

• Lal Bahadur Shashtri
• Germaine Holley

  French astrologer and writer, representing a spiritual approach to astrology.

• Graham Greene

  British novelist, travel writer, playwright, literary and film critic.

• Graham Greene

  British novelist, travel writer, playwright, literary and film critic.

• Henri Médus
• Constance Bennett

  American actress singer and producer (d. 1965).

• Edmond Ardisson
• Christian Pineau

  French politician in the Fourth Republic, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister for a week in 1955.

• Hermann Ehlers

  German politician.

• Henri Guisol

  France Actor.

• James Hutchison

  Scottish entrepreneur, company director and chartered accountant.

• Umberto Sacripanti

  Italy Actor.

• Perc Westmore
• Victor Larock
• Jean Minjoz
• Tommy Douglas

  Scottish-Canadian minister and politician 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 1986).

• Philippe Vocanson

  French supercentenarian born in Saint-Jeures, he worked as a shoemaker.

• Louis de Meester

  Composer.

• Edmond [Moore] Hamilton

  United States -- Sci-fi author (Danger Planet).

• George Chesterman Phillips

  Naval officer.

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Famous Deaths

• Teresa Milanollo

  Composer, dies at 77.

• William GGVV Harcourt

  Historian / English Secretary of State, dies at 76.

• Henry Hiles

  Composer, dies at 77.

• Gustav Ratzenhofer

  Austria sociologist / philosopher, dies at 62.

• Nikolai Amani

  Composer, dies at 32.

• Frederic Auguste

  Bertholdi French sculptor ("Statue of Liberty").

• Frederic Bartholdi

  French sculptor (Born 1834).

• Isabella Bird

  English explorer, writer, and natural historian (Born 1831).

• Karl Bayer

  German astrologer and author.

• Pavlos Melas

  Greek military officer (Born 1870).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Byron G. Harlan - Good-Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye
2. Mina Hickman - Good-Bye, Little Girl, Good-Bye
3. J.W. Myers - On a Good Old Trolley Ride
4. Haydn Quartet - Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)
5. Bob Roberts - Teasing