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April 25, 1904Born on Tuesday April 26, 1904
- de Bree, Tienhoven, Nederland
- Aloysius HAEST, Ichtegem († 1975)
- Tjitte Petrus de Jong, Osingahuizen († 1934)
- Adrianus van der Van Der List, Teteringen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Agnes Hillegonda TABELING, Den Helder
- Albert Andries Bouwes, Oostermeer († 1993)
- Aleida Goes, Hagestein († 1904)
- Adriana Ardon, Fijnaart, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Abraham de Haas, Groningen († 1941)
- Albert Andries Bouwes, Eastermar († 1993)
Died on Tuesday April 26, 1904
- Aalt van Diest (0), Telgt, gem. Ermelo
- Adianus - Guilhelmus - Cornelis - Maria van Hooijdonk (1), Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Benigna del Castillo (60), Monclova, Coahuila, México
- Betje Tijmens de Boer (74), Laren
- Beatrix Johanna van der Wansum (47), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina (De Leeuw) de Louw (88), Oss
- Augustina Potbloeme (86), Evergem
- Antje Berg (74), Ede (Gelderland)
- Antje VRIESMAN (0), Haarlemmermeer
- Alexander Stephans Brenninkmeijer (67), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 26, 1904 at Delpher
Born on April 26
- 1898 » Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1984)
- 1899 » Oscar Rabin, Latvian-English saxophonist and bandleader († 1958)
- 1900 » Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist († 1985)
- 1900 » Eva Aschoff, German bookbinder and calligrapher († 1969)
- 1900 » Hack Wilson, American baseball player († 1948)
- 1904 » Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal († 1991)
- 1904 » Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece († 2004)
- 1905 » Jean Vigo, French director and screenwriter († 1934)
- 1907 » Ilias Tsirimokos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1968)
- 1909 » Marianne Hoppe, German actress († 2002)
Died on April 26
- 1865 » John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1838)
- 1881 » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)
- 1895 » Eric Stenbock, Estonian-English author and poet (b. 1860)
- 1910 » Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1832)
- 1915 » John Bunny, American actor (b. 1863)
- 1920 » Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (b. 1887)
- 1932 » William Lockwood, English cricketer (b. 1868)
- 1934 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (b. 1876)
- 1940 » Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
- 1944 » Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1893)
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 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.
- February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
- April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
- 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.
The weather on Tuesday April 26, 1904
The temperature on April 26, 1904 was between -0.8 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI