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Born on Wednesday January 13, 1904
- Agatha van der Pol, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Aaltje van de Stouwe, Doornspijk, Nederland († 1989)
- Aafje Hendrika Haarman, Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1968)
- Albertus Wilhelmus Dodebier, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1987)
- Aaltje van Zuuk, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1904)
- Adrianus Johannes Cornelis van der Schoot, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1968)
- van Holstein († 1975)
- Adriana Maria Schormans, Woensdrecht,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1904)
- Adam de Boer, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Alida Martina Klumperman, Zwolle,Gemeente Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
Died on Wednesday January 13, 1904
- Antje Zweitzes Boonstra (84), Utrecht, Nederland
- Albertje Veld (1), Krakeel, Hoogeveen
- Antje Zweitses Boonstra (84), Utrecht
- Albertus Christianus Kemper (7), Duiven, Gelderland, Netherlands
- (1) Johannes Steentjes (67), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Aagtje Springer (66), Vlagtwedde
- Annigje Groen * (66), Wolterholten (Steenwijkerwold)
- Johannes van der Steen (67), Naaldwijk
- Aaltje Kieft (39), Rheezerveen
- Adriana Danen (68), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 13, 1904 at Delpher
Born on January 13
- 1900 » Shimizugawa Motokichi, Japanese sumo wrestler († 1967)
- 1901 » A. B. Guthrie, Jr., American novelist, screenwriter, historian († 1991)
- 1901 » Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish priest and historian († 1978)
- 1902 » Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle († 1985)
- 1904 » Dick Rowley, Irish footballer, centre forward († 1984)
- 1904 » Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian-American violinist and composer († 1992)
- 1904 » Richard Addinsell, English composer († 1977)
- 1905 » Jack London, English sprinter and pianist († 1966)
- 1905 » Kay Francis, American actress († 1968)
- 1906 » Zhou Youguang, Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic († 2017)
Died on January 13
- 1882 » Wilhelm Mauser, German engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mauser Company (b. 1834)
- 1885 » Schuyler Colfax, American journalist and politician, 17th Vice President of the United States (b. 1823)
- 1889 » Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
- 1905 » George Thorn, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
- 1906 » Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)
- 1907 » Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)
- 1915 » Mary Slessor, Scottish-Nigerian missionary (b. 1848)
- 1916 » Victoriano Huerta, Mexican military officer and president, 1913–1914 (b. 1850)
- 1923 » Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1842)
- 1924 » Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (b. 1834)
Names that were popular for boys in 1904
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1904
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1904
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
- April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
- April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
- May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
- June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
- October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
Weather January 13, 1904
The temperature on January 13, 1904 was between 5.2 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.