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* [[February 7]] - A fire in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. |
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* [[February 8]] - Japanese surprise attack on [[Lushun|Port Arthur (Lushun)]] starts [[Russo-Japanese War]] |
* [[February 8]] - Japanese surprise attack on [[Lushun|Port Arthur (Lushun)]] starts [[Russo-Japanese War]] |
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* [[March 3]] - Kaiser [[Wilhelm II of Germany]] becomes the first person to make a political recording of a document, using [[Thomas Edison]]'s cylinder. |
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* November - [[Theodore Roosevelt]] defeats [[Alton B. Parker]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1904|U.S. presidential election]] |
* November - [[Theodore Roosevelt]] defeats [[Alton B. Parker]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1904|U.S. presidential election]] |
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* [[February 23]] - For $10 million the [[United States]] gains control of the [[Panama Canal]] Zone. |
* [[February 23]] - For $10 million the [[United States]] gains control of the [[Panama Canal]] Zone. |
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Revision as of 07:15, 4 March 2003
Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years: 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 - 1904 - 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Events:
- January 7 - The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS."
- February 7 - A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
- February 8 - Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) starts Russo-Japanese War
- March 3 - Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a political recording of a document, using Thomas Edison's cylinder.
- November - Theodore Roosevelt defeats Alton B. Parker in the U.S. presidential election
- February 23 - For $10 million the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Joseph F. Smith issues a "Second Manifesto" against polygamy
Art, Culture & Fashion
- 1904 in film
- The Great Train Robbery, by Siegmund Lubin (a remake of the 1903 classic...)
- The giant French film company Pathé Freres opens offices in Brussels, Belgium, New York City and Moscow, Russia, with an inventory of 12,000 titles.
- 1904 in literature
- 1904 in music
- 1904 in sports
- The second Summer Olympic Games are held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Births:
- January 5 - Jeane Dixon, astrologer (+ 1997)
- January 10 - Ray Bolger, actor, singer, dancer (+ 1987)
- January 18 - Cary Grant, actor (+ 1986)
- January 22 - George Balanchine, choreographer (+ 1983)
- January 26 - Ancel Keys, scientist
- February 1 - S. J. Perelman, humorist, author
- February 4 - MacKinlay Kantor, historian (+ 1977)
- February 5 - Walter Gross, cabaretist (+ 1989)
- February 7 - Ernst Ginsberg, actor and film director (+ 1964)
- February 11 - Henry LaBouisse, head of UNICEF (1965-1979)
- February 11 - Sir Keith Holyoake, New Zealand Prime Minister (1960-1972)
- February 20 - Alexei Kosygin, Premier of the Soviet Union (+ 1980)
- February 25 - Adelle Davis, nutritionist, writer (+ 1974)
- February 29 - Jimmy Dorsey, bandleader (+ 1957)
- March 1 - Glenn Miller, bandleader (+ 1944)
- March 2 - Dr. Seuss, author (+ 1991)
- March 23 - Joan Crawford, actress
- March 26 - Joseph Campbell, author and expert on mythology
- June 2 - Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor
- July 12 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician and leader
- July 13 - Pablo Neruda, poet
- November 30 - Clyfford Still, painter
Deaths:
- January 20 - Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor of the Periodic table
- July 14 - Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer
- July 22 - Wilson Barrett, actor
- August 22 - Kate Chopin, author
- August 25 - Henri Fantin-Latour, painter
- October 4 - Frédéric Bartholdi, sculptor