What Happened In October 1904 In History

Historical Events for October, 1904

• 8th » Edmonton, Alberta is incorporated as a city.
• 8th » Prince Albert, Saskatchewan is incorporated as a city.
• 15th » The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Lüshunkou called Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
• 20th » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1904) called Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
• 27th » The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in world.
• 28th » Panama and Uruguay establish Panama–Uruguay relations called diplomatic links.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1904

• 1st » Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1979)
• 1st » A. K. Gopalan, Indian politician (d. 1977)
• 2nd » Graham Greene, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
• 2nd » Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)
• 3rd » Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (d. 1998)
• 7th » Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer (d. 1968)
• 12th » Lester Dent, American author (d. 1959)
• 12th » Ding Ling, Chinese author (d. 1986)
• 13th » Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (d. 1978)
• 14th » Christian Pineau, French politician, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France) named French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1995)
• 16th » Björn Berglund, Swedish actor (d. 1968)
• 18th » A. J. Liebling, American journalist and author (d. 1963)
• 18th » Haim Shirman, Ukrainian-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1981)
• 20th » Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (d. 1986)
• 20th » Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (d. 2006)
• 20th » Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer (d. 1986)
• 22nd » Constance Bennett, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 1965)
• 23rd » Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (d. 1995)
• 24th » Moss Hart, American director and playwright (d. 1961)
• 24th » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi activist (d. 1932)
• 27th » Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1995)
• 28th » George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986)

Famous Deaths for October 1904

• 4th » Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (b. 1834)
• 4th » Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist (b. 1847)
• 7th » Isabella Bird, English historian and explorer (b. 1831)
• 13th » Pavlos Melas, Greek captain (b. 1870)
• 19th » Galen Spencer, American archer (b. 1840)
• 21st » Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and journalist (b. 1877)

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