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Born on Wednesday March 2, 1904
Died on Wednesday March 2, 1904

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1904 at Delpher


Born on March 2
  • 1900 » Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer († 1950)
  • 1901 » Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher († 1984)
  • 1902 » Edward Condon, American physicist and academic († 1974)
  • 1902 » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy († 1972)
  • 1904 » Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator († 1991)
  • 1905 » Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic († 1985)
  • 1905 » Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter († 1964)
  • 1908 » Walter Bruch, German engineer († 1990)
  • 1909 » Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster († 1958)
  • 1912 » Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter († 2001)

Died on March 2

Names that were popular for boys in 1904
  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
Names that were popular for girls in 1904
  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

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.
  • 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.
  • May 4 » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
  • May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
  • 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.
  • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
  • October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.
Weather March 2, 1904

The temperature on March 2, 1904 was between -1.3 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.

Source: KNMI