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Born on Sunday February 28, 1904
- Adrianus Kraak, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL († 1990)
- Amélie Mathilde DUPLAY, Calais,62100,Pas-De-Calais,Hauts-De-France,FRANCE († 1984)
- Abrahamina Baaij, Yerseke, Zeeland, Nederland († 1904)
- Adrie Rovers († 1960)
- van Kessel, Heeze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- ACHIEL MICHAEL DE CALUWE, DE KLINGE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1975)
- Aldert van Weeren, Amsterdam († 1983)
- Abraham Cornelis de Smidt, Axel, ZE Netherlands († 1957)
- Alida Maria Nouien, Rotterdam († 1943)
- Aldert van Weeren, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL († 1983)
Died on Sunday February 28, 1904
- Alida Angela Lüers (5), Stadskanaal gem. Onstwedde
- Adolphus Patton Casada (60), Montgomery, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
- Albert Luitzens Antonides (67), Suawoude
- Abraham Enzlin (52), Amsterdam
- Geertrui de reus (29), Oud Beijerland
- Anna Maria van de LEUR (80), Gestel
- Leur (0), Utrecht,,Netherlands
- Albertien Rutgers (78), Midlaren (gem. Tynaarlo)
- Albertus Zantinge (0), Leeuwarden
- Adriana Reuneker(Roniker) (77), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Niederlande
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1904 at Delpher
Born on February 28
- 1896 » Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1965)
- 1898 » Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer († 1969)
- 1900 » Wolf Hirth, German pilot and engineer, co-founded Schempp-Hirth († 1959)
- 1901 » Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1994)
- 1903 » Vincente Minnelli, American director and screenwriter († 1986)
- 1906 » Bugsy Siegel, American gangster († 1947)
- 1907 » Milton Caniff, American cartoonist († 1988)
- 1908 » Billie Bird, American actress († 2002)
- 1909 » Stephen Spender, English author and poet († 1995)
- 1911 » Otakar Vávra, Czech director and screenwriter († 2011)
Died on February 28
- 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
- 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
- 1891 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)
- 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
- 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (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.
- April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
- May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
- May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
- May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
- December 6 » Theodore Roosevelt articulated his "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the U.S. would intervene in the Western Hemisphere should Latin American governments prove incapable or unstable.
The weather on Sunday February 28, 1904
The temperature on February 28, 1904 was between -5.2 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI