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Born on Thursday December 22, 1904
- Albert de Groot, Horsten Musselkanaal († 1944)
- Ahasuerus - Ahasverus Hekhuis, Oranjedorp, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1984)
- Adriana Mol, Rucphen (Rucphen) (Noord-Brabant)
- Aaltina Willemina (Tine) Luis, Gasseltenijeveen, 9514, Nederland († 2004)
- Albert Johannes Lobbes, Amsterdam
- Abraham Thomas Moinat († 1945)
- Albert Boer, Dwingeloo (Lhee) († 1996)
- Adrianus Hesseling, Alphen aan den Rijn († 1986)
- Adriana Gertrudis Schalkwijk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
- Adrianus de Leeuw, Opperdoes, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Thursday December 22, 1904
- Barteld Pieters Doek (74), ,, Kloosterveen, Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Antonetta Elizabeth Wijnands (32), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aafje Delis (0), Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna May EDWARDS (21), Jacksson County,Iowa
- Ary van Geest (17), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Jacoba Aarnoudse (69), Sint Philipsland
- Aartje van Ruler (73), Eibergen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arie Elschot (39), Hilversum
- Bartelt Doek (74), Kloosterveen, gem. Assen
- Antinette Brown (57)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 22, 1904 at Delpher
Born on December 22
- 1899 » Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director († 1963)
- 1900 » Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter († 1973)
- 1901 » Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer († 1980)
- 1903 » Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1983)
- 1905 » Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, translator, and academic († 1982)
- 1905 » Pierre Brasseur, French-Italian actor and screenwriter († 1972)
- 1905 » Pierre Levegh, French ice hockey player and race car driver († 1955)
- 1907 » Peggy Ashcroft, English actress († 1991)
- 1908 » Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic († 1991)
- 1909 » Patricia Hayes, English actress († 1998)
Died on December 22
- 1870 » Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)
- 1880 » George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)
- 1891 » Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (b. 1827)
- 1899 » Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)
- 1902 » Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)
- 1915 » Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)
- 1917 » Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)
- 1918 » Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)
- 1919 » Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)
- 1925 » Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
Names that were popular for boys in 1904
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1904
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Christina
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.
- 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.
- February 8 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
- February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
- April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
- May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
- June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
The weather on Thursday December 22, 1904
The temperature on December 22, 1904 was between -4.5 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI