What Happened In April 1904 In History

Historical Events for April, 1904

• 5th » The first international rugby league match is played between England national rugby league team named England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park (Wigan) called Central Park, Wigan, England.
• 8th » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the 'Entente cordiale'.
• 8th » United Kingdom e.g British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of 'The Book of the Law'.
• 8th » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after 'The New York Times'.
• 10th » British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of 'The Book of the Law'.
• 24th » The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.
• 27th » The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain Central government or national government, under Chris Watson.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1904

• 1st » Sid Field, English actor (d. 1950)
• 1st » Émile Turlant, French centenarian (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (d. 1979)
• 3rd » Russel Wright, American designer (d. 1976)
• 5th » Richard Eberhart, American poet (d. 2005)
• 6th » Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German politician, 3rd Chancellor of Germany (d. 1988)
• 8th » John Hicks, English economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
• 8th » Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (d. 1970)
• 9th » Sharkey Bonano, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1972)
• 11th » Kundan Lal Saigal, Indian singer and actor (d. 1947)
• 13th » David Robinson (philanthropist) e.g David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1987)
• 14th » John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2000)
• 15th » Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter (d. 1948)
• 18th » Pigmeat Markham, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1981)
• 20th » Bruce Cabot, American actor (d. 1972)
• 20th » George Stibitz, American computer scientist (d. 1995)
• 21st » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (d. 1945)
• 22nd » J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
• 23rd » Cliff Bricker, Canadian runner (d. 1980)
• 23rd » Louis Muhlstock, Canadian painter (d. 2001)
• 23rd » Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor (d. 1985)
• 24th » Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter (d. 1997)
• 26th » Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal (d. 1991)
• 27th » Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish-English poet and author (d. 1972)
• 27th » Nikos Zachariadis, Greek politician (d. 1973)

Famous Deaths for April 1904

• 10th » Isabella II of Spain (b. 1830)
• 16th » Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888)
• 16th » Samuel Smiles, Scottish author (b. 1812)
• 18th » Sumner Paine, American target shooter (b. 1868)

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