About the day » Wednesday October 5, 1904Calender converter

• Alardus Gregorius Maria Bosma, Helmond († 1949)
• Abelina de Groot, Nieuwe Pekela († 1905)
• Adrianus Cornelis de Hoon, Oudenbosch, NL
• Albert Buiter, Hoogemeeden, Westerkwartier, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana de Heer, Puttershoek († 1971)
• Ada Wyndham MOREHOUSE, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia († 1976)
• Aaltje Bos, Bierum, Spijk
• Abraham de Buck, Koudekerke, Zeeland, NL († 1996)
• Adrianus Petrus Maria van Gool, Tilburg
• ? ? († 1983)

• Catharina Kriske (72)
• Cornelia Luckenbach (92), Sloten
• Krijzer (0), Rotterdam
• Christiaan van Baalen (61), Veenhuizen, Norg
• Christiaan Wijnen (72), Steenbergen
• Albert Nieuwenhuis (70), Lochem
• Aaltje Hogervorst (85), Utrecht
• Cornelia Antonij van Oudbroekhuizen (0), Driebergen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Wesselen (71), Ahlen, Kluse
• Antoinette dite Jeanne DEMAILLY (68), Molenbeek-Saint-Jean,1080,Bruxelles,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE

• 1900 » Bing Xin, Chinese author and poet, known for her contributions to children's literature († 1998)
• 1900 » Margherita Bontade, Italian politician († 1992)
• 1901 » John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer († 1996)
• 1902 » Larry Fine, American comedian († 1975)
• 1902 » Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist († 1984)
• 1903 » M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic († 1989)
• 1905 » Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress († 1987)
• 1905 » John Hoyt, American actor († 1991)
• 1907 » Mrs. Miller, American novelty singer († 1997)
• 1907 » Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic († 1959)

• 1880 » Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1885 » Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (b. 1820)
• 1895 » Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826)
• 1913 » Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
• 1914 » Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
• 1918 » Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
• 1921 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876)
• 1930 » Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875)

• 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.
• January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
• January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
• April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
• May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
• June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
• August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.

The temperature on October 5, 1904 was between 6.7 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.