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May 21, 1904Born on Sunday May 22, 1904
- Adriana Petronella Maria Box, Bergeijk († 1951)
- Alton L Thomas, Fannin, Georgia, United States († 1964)
- Adrianus Jacobus van der Heijden, Wouw
- Levenloos kind, Sneek († 1904)
- Alida Post, Purmerend († 1996)
- Adrianus Krol, Drunen
- Alberdina Homan, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alida Post, Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
- Agnes Katharina Auguste Nolker, Oldenburg (D) († 1979)
- Alida Jankewitz, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday May 22, 1904
- Antje Bos (66), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
- Aagtje Smit (69), Amsterdam
- Antje Jans BOS (66), Harlingen, Harlingen, Fryslân, Nederland
- Anthonia Sybes Postma (65), Bolsward
- Anthonia Postma (65), BOLSWARD, Friesland, Nederland
- Alieda Henderica Busscher (72), Groningen
- Adriana Taal (42), Scheveningen ('s-Gravenhage)
- Alieda Henderika Busscher (72), Groningen
- Sanders (0), Beuningen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albert (Roelofs) Veldhuizen (71), Weststellingwerf, Friesland (Nederland)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 22, 1904 at Delpher
Born on May 22
- 1900 » Juan Arvizu, Mexican lyric opera tenor and bolero vocalist (d.1985)
- 1901 » Maurice J. Tobin, American politician, 6th United States Secretary of Labor († 1953)
- 1902 » Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach († 1956)
- 1902 » Jack Lambert, English footballer and manager († 1940)
- 1904 » Uno Lamm, Swedish electrical engineer and inventor († 1989)
- 1905 » Bodo von Borries, German physicist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope († 1956)
- 1905 » Tom Driberg, British politician († 1976)
- 1907 » Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator († 1983)
- 1907 » Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer († 1989)
- 1908 » Horton Smith, American golfer and captain († 1963)
Died on May 22
- 1861 » Thornsbury Bailey Brown, American soldier (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
- 1885 » Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1802)
- 1901 » Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (b. 1869)
- 1910 » Jules Renard, French author and playwright (b. 1864)
- 1932 » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish activist, landlord, and playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
- 1933 » Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, Mongolian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Mongolia (b. 1894)
- 1938 » William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
- 1939 » Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (b. 1893)
- 1939 » Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
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 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
- 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.
- 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".
- June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
The weather on Sunday May 22, 1904
The temperature on May 22, 1904 was between 7.1 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI