About the day » Saturday December 31, 1904Calender converter

• Albert Jan Preuter, Diepenveen
• Albert HOEKMAN, Urk († 1992)
• Anna Maria Versteeg, Houten († 1905)
• Adriana Johanna Maria Martens, Delft († 1971)
• Angelica Felicia VAN STEEN, Willebroek,2830,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1979)
• (Stillborn) HORA SICCAMA, Badjeman Dutch East Indies (Probolinggo East Java Indonesia († 1904)
• Adrianus Cornelis van ELSWIJK, Zuid-Scharwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aede POSTMA, Beetgum, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Leonardus Mooiman, Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Albertsz Hoekman, Urk († 1992)

• Adolf Tielkemeijer (40), Utrecht
• Anna Maria Catharina Benistant (21)
• Antje Schraa (57), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonetta Hugens (58), Ossendrecht
• Adam Van Der Wal (68), Groot-Ammers, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Jans Rixtum (87), Norg, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anthonia Cornelia Berwald (37), Rotterdam
• Aukje Gerrits Huisman (82), Harich
• AART LAGERWEIJ (2), Leusden
• Antonetta Hugens (58), Ossendrecht, Nederland

• 1899 » Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor († 1940)
• 1901 » Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek educator and politician († 1954)
• 1902 » Lionel Daunais, Canadian singer-songwriter († 1982)
• 1902 » Roy Goodall, English footballer († 1982)
• 1904 » William Heynes, English engineer († 1989)
• 1905 » Helen Dodson Prince, American astronomer and academic († 2002)
• 1905 » Jule Styne, English-American composer († 1994)
• 1908 » Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian Nazi hunter and author († 2005)
• 1909 » Jonah Jones, American trumpet player and saxophonist († 2000)
• 1910 » Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1973)

• 1888 » Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (b. 1808)
• 1889 » George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (b. 1831)
• 1889 » Ion Creangă, Romanian author and educator (b. 1837)
• 1890 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809)
• 1894 » Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
• 1909 » Spencer Trask, American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844)
• 1910 » Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot (b. 1884)
• 1910 » John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (b. 1868)
• 1921 » Boies Penrose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1860)

• 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 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
• February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
• May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
• 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.
• July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
• November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).

The temperature on December 31, 1904 was between -4.2 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.