1904 Events

1904 Ford Model B is First Produced
Ford Model B was an upscale touring car introduced in 1904. It was Ford's first car to use the front-engine layout, with a large 24 hp 4-cylinder engine positioned at the front behind a c...
1904 Ford Model C is First Produced
The Ford Model C was introduced in 1904 and was a version of the first Ford Model A with more modern look, slightly more powerful engine and 15 cm (6 inches) longer wheelbase. It was the ...
1904 Institut de Droit International Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The Institut de droit international ("Institute of International Law") is an organization devoted to the study and development of international law, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 190...
1904 Wrights build Flyer II
The Flyer II was the second powered aircraft built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, in 1904. The design of the Flyer II was very similar to the original 1903 Flyer, but with a slightly more ...
1904 Jan 4 Ottawa Silver Seven win Stanley Cup
The 1903–04 Ottawa Hockey Club season, the club's 19th season of play, lasted from December 30, 1903 until March 11, 1904. Ottawa resigned from the CAHL after four games and played only S...
1904 Jan 5 Lizzie Magie is Granted US Patent for The Landlord's Game (Monopoly)
Elizabeth "Lizzie" J. Phillips nee Magie (1866–1948) was the games inventor of The Landlord's Game, the precursor to Monopoly. Magie first made the game, known as "The Landlord's Game"...
1904 Feb 8
to 1904 Feb 9
 Battle of Port Arthur
The naval Battle of Port Arthur thus ended inconclusively. The Russians took 150 casualties to around 90 for the Japanese. Although no ship was sunk on either side, several took damage. H...
1904 Mar 2 Dr. Seuss is Born
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Henrietta Seuss and Theodor Robert Geisel. His father, the son of German immigrants, inherited the family brewery one month ...
1904 Mar 17 Houdini Performs The Mirror Handcuff Challenge
In 1904, the London Daily Mirror newspaper challenged Houdini to escape from a special handcuff that it claimed had taken Nathaniel Hart, a locksmith from Birmingham, seven years to make....
1904 Apr 8 Signing of the Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was the culmination of the policy of Théophile Delcassé, France’s foreign minister from 1898, who believed that a Franco-British understanding would give France some ...
1904 Apr 30
to 1904 May 1
 Battle of Yalu River
The Japanese main attack began in the early morning hours of 27 April 1904. By 0300, the balance of the 12th Division had crossed the river and was advancing in three columns. While the J...
1904 May 5 Cy Young Pitches a Perfect Game
The first perfect game in American League history was thrown by Cy Young who had his last no-hit game in the National League in 1897. His appearances in games prior to this one included t...
1904 May 25
to 1904 May 26
 Battle of Nanshan
On 24 May 1904, during a heavy thunderstorm, the Japanese Fourth Division attacked the walled town of Chinchou (modern-day Jinzhou 金州), just north of Nanzan hill. Despite being defended b...
1904 Jun 5 Livy Clemens (Mark Twain's Wife) Dies
Olivia and Samuel moved to Buffalo, New York, where they lived in a house purchased for them by Olivia’s father Jervis. Life was difficult for them at first. Jervis Langdon died of cancer...
1904 Jun 10 James Joyce Meets Nora Barnacle
The disparate strands of his life found their focus on June 10, 1904, when he met Nora Barnacle. He guessed correctly from her accent that she was Galway, and convinced her to meet him in...
1904 Jun 14
to 1904 Jun 15
 Battle of Te-li-Ssu
On 14 June 1904, General Oku, advanced his forces northward toward the entrenched Russian positions near the village of Telissu. General Stakelberg had reasonable prospects for victory th...
1904 Jun 15 General Slocum Disaster
The General Slocum worked as a passenger ship, taking people on excursions around New York City. On Wednesday, June 15, 1904, the ship had been chartered for $350 by St. Mark's Evangelica...
1904 Jun 28 Sinking of the SS Norge
SS Norge was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall in 1904 in the biggest civilian maritime di...
1904 Jul 1
to 1904 Nov 23
 Games of the III Olympiad held in St. Louis, Missouri
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from...
1904 Aug 10 Battle of the Yellow Sea
On the morning of 10 August 1904, the First Pacific Squadron sailed out of Port Arthur to engage the Japanese fleet blockading the port. The Russian squadron consisted of the battleships ...
1904 Aug 14 Battle Off Ulsan
At 0520 on 14 August 1904 the fleets had closed to 8,500 yards (7,800 m), and the Japanese ships fired first. For some reason, Kamimura, in assigning targets, concentrated fire on the Rur...
1904 Aug 24
to 1904 Sep 4
 Battle of Liaoyang
While the Japanese Army settled down in front of Port Arthur for a siege, a large force under Field Marshal Oyama moved north to secure the strategically-located rail junction of Liaoyang...
1904 Sep 24 New Market Train Wreck
The No. 15 crashed head-on into the eastbound No. 12 train due to the unannounced schedule change. At that time, railroads had no block signals to control the rail traffic, and the trains...
1904 Oct
to 1905 Mar
James Joyce Teaches English at the Berlitz Language School in Pola
Theer are accounts of Joyce's teaching style, if not of its material, and these are as varied as those who report them. Gorman's biography suggests that Joyce was a martyr to his teaching...
1904 Oct 27 The First Subway Train Emerges From New York City Hall Station
"Now I, as Mayor, in the name of the people, declare the subway open! " —New York Mayor George B. McClellan
1904 Nov Gandhi Founds the Phoenix Settlement
Influenced by the teachings of Ruskin, Gandhi purchased a farm at Phoenix, near Mount Edgecombe in 1904 in order to establish a communal settlement. The settlement was based on the ideals...
1904 Dec 23 Rolls-Royce Releases its First Car, the 10 hp
The Rolls-Royce 10 hp was the first car to be produced as a result of an agreement of 23 December 1904 between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, and badged as a Rolls-Royce. The 10hp was pro...
1904 Dec 31 First New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square, New York, NY
The first New Year's Eve celebration in what is now known as Times Square was held on New Year's Eve 1904. The New York Times had opened their new headquarters at One Times Square (at the...