About the day » Wednesday November 23, 1904Calender converter

• Abraham Bruijne de, Schoondijke, Zeeland, Nederland († 1978)
• Albertus Pieters, Veenendaal, Ede, Gelderland, Nederland († 1995)
• Alphonsius DE VREE, Bazel Belgie († 1983)
• Alcidia Pires de Freitas, Bariri, São Paulo, Brasil († 1994)
• Albertus Johannes Liedenbaum, Borne, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana Martina van der Post, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana de Wit, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Akke Douma, Akkerwoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1977)
• Adriana Cornelia Braam, Velsen († 1934)
• Haasnoot, Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Kreeft (0), Krakeel, Gemeente Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Benjamin Aletrino (72), Bleomendaal, The Netherlands
• Alida Maria Antonia Out (0)
• Barbara Schenk (64), Rotterdam Hillegersberg
• Barbara Ritzerveld (65), Eijsden
• Abraham Johannes Veerman (59), Leiden, Nederland
• Adriana BLEIJENBERG (1), Veenendaal
• Berend Stoffers (Hillenkamp) Hilkamp (84), Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Arnold Wilhelm Post (0), Amsterdam
• Albert Arends Strijker (52), Tiendeveen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1899 » Manuel dos Reis Machado, Brazilian martial artist and educator († 1974)
• 1901 » Bennie Osler, South African rugby player († 1962)
• 1902 » Aaron Bank, American colonel († 2004)
• 1902 » Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor († 1982)
• 1905 » K. Alvapillai, Sri Lankan civil servant († 1979)
• 1906 » Betti Alver, Estonian author and poet († 1989)
• 1907 » Lars Leksell, Swedish physician and neurosurgeon († 1986)
• 1907 » Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB († 2014)
• 1908 » Nelson S. Bond, American author and playwright († 2006)
• 1909 » Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author († 2000)

• 1890 » William III of the Netherlands (b. 1817)
• 1899 » Thomas Henry Ismay, English businessman, founded White Star Line (b. 1837)
• 1905 » John Burdon-Sanderson, English physiologist and academic (b. 1828)
• 1910 » Hawley Harvey Crippen, American physician and murderer (b. 1862)
• 1927 » Miguel Pro, Mexican priest and martyr (b. 1891)
• 1934 » Giovanni Brunero, Italian cyclist (b. 1895)
• 1937 » George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (b. 1858)
• 1937 » Jagadish Chandra Bose, Bangladeshi-Indian physicist, biologist, botanist, and archaeologist (b. 1858)
• 1937 » Miklós Kovács, Hungarian-Slovene cantor and poet (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Stanley Argyle, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1867)

• 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 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
• 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.
• April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
• May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
• May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
• October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.

The average temperature on November 23, 1904 was 2.7 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.