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March 3, 1904Born on Friday March 4, 1904
- Alberdina Hamming († 1921)
- Albertus Kuiper, Steenwijk († 1969)
- Albert Roke, Heerde († 1984)
- Adrianus Vink, Valburg, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Alida Christina Johanna Scholte, Velp
- Joosten († 1981)
- Alida Antonia KNOOP, Breukelen-Nijenrode († 1967)
- Alice M Hartsell, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1981)
- Adrianus Vink, Valburg
- Albertus Franciscus Chattelin, Semarang, Indonesië († 1966)
Died on Friday March 4, 1904
- Anna Hermans (11), Deurne
- Adriana Margrietha van ECK (6), heerewaarden
- Anna Doldersum (30), Emmen
- Anna Catharina Van den Broeck (77), Vosselaar,, Antwerpen, België
- Alma Friedericke Ida Louise Goltermann (3), Section 21
- Alida Everdina van Tol (5), Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- annigje vogelenzang de jong (1), krimpen aan de ijssel
- Antonie Hendrik de Kreek (67), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Antje van Beekum (43), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Elzes Sennema (71), Niezijl
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 4, 1904 at Delpher
Born on March 4
- 1902 » Rachel Messerer, Lithuanian-Russian actress († 1993)
- 1902 » Russell Reeder, American soldier and author († 1998)
- 1903 » Dorothy Mackaill, English-American actress and singer († 1990)
- 1903 » John Scarne, American magician and author († 1985)
- 1903 » Malcolm Dole, American chemist and academic († 1990)
- 1903 » William C. Boyd, American immunologist and chemist († 1983)
- 1904 » George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist († 1968)
- 1904 » Joseph Schmidt, Austrian-Hungarian tenor and actor († 1942)
- 1904 » Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain († 1973)
- 1906 » Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author († 1991)
Died on March 4
- 1883 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1812)
- 1888 » Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and educator (b. 1799)
- 1903 » Joseph Henry Shorthouse, English author (b. 1834)
- 1906 » John Schofield, American general and politician, 28th United States Secretary of War (b. 1831)
- 1915 » William Willett, English inventor, founded British Summer Time (b. 1856)
- 1916 » Franz Marc, German painter (b. 1880)
- 1925 » James Ward, English psychologist and philosopher (b. 1843)
- 1925 » John Montgomery Ward, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
- 1925 » Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer (b. 1854)
- 1927 » Ira Remsen, American chemist and academic (b. 1846)
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 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
- February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
- 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.
- April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
- 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.
- December 7 » Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMSSpiteful and HMSPeterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy.
The weather on Friday March 4, 1904
The temperature on March 4, 1904 was between -0.8 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI