About the day » Monday February 29, 1904Calender converter

• Anna Ernestusdr. Hoekstra, Heeg, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Boekholt, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alphonsus Aloysius Maria Van Heertum, Turnhout († 1984)
• Adriana Leijs, Etten-Leur († 1981)
• Alice Grace Goodsir, Lambeth, London, England
• André Narcisse Jean Emo, Normanville (F)
• Anna C. Mesman, Fertile, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
• * Gijsbertus Johannes van Eijk, Rosmalen († 1975)
• Agatha Elisabeth van Hoek, Rotterdam († 1969)
• , Heist (B) († 1975)

• Aaltjen Arends Gras (68)
• Agnés KEPENNE
• Adrianus Hendrikus Stolk (0), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• ANNA TWIGT (67), KRIMPEN AAN DE LEK
• Alberdina Huisman (52), den Ham, Overijssel, Nederland, Nederland
• Adrianus Hendrikus Stolk (0), Leiden
• Adriana Jacoba van Vessem (72), Arnemuiden (Middelburg), ZE, mNLD
• Adriana Magdalena Pilger (79), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• aaltje kok (80), Beemster
• Anna Elisabeth Heutink (71), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1892 » Augusta Savage, American sculptor († 1962)
• 1896 » Morarji Desai, Indian civil servant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of India († 1995)
• 1896 » William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1975)
• 1904 » Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1957)
• 1904 » Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager († 1965)
• 1908 » Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach († 2001)
• 1908 » Balthus, French-Swiss painter and illustrator († 2001)
• 1908 » Dee Brown, American historian and author († 2002)
• 1908 » Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer († 1968)
• 1916 » Dinah Shore, American singer and actress († 1994)

• 1852 » Matsudaira Katataka, Japanese daimyō (b. 1806)
• 1868 » Ludwig I of Bavaria (b. 1786)
• 1880 » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (b. February 29, 1812)
• 1908 » Pat Garrett, American sheriff (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)
• 1928 » Adolphe Appia, Swiss architect and theorist (b. 1862)
• 1940 » E. F. Benson, English archaeologist and author (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd President of Finland (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Robert Barrington-Ward, English lawyer and journalist (b. 1891)
• 1952 » Quo Tai-chi, Chinese politician and diplomat, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations (b. 1888)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Jacob
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• 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 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
• May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
• June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
• 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 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.

The temperature on February 29, 1904 was between -6.0 °C and -1.4 °C and averaged -3.3 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.