About the day » Sunday August 14, 1904Calender converter

• Aaltje Coenraads de Jonge, Oldemarkt, Nederland
• Abraham Ketellapper, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1904)
• Aaltje Kuitert, Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland († 1904)
• Adriana Maria Oostvogels (ex Breugelmans), Rucphen
• Adrianus Bergkamp, Zwolle, Nederland
• Albertus Grantress Verbrugh, San Diego (USA), California, Verenigde Staten († 1979)
• Adrianus Petrus Cornelis Brekelmans, Tilburg († 1933)
• Adrianus Luijkx, Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Alberdina de Kock, Amsterdam († 1965)
• Adrianus Bergkamp, Zwolle (Ov )

• Anna Catharina Laarakker (2), Afferden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonius Cornelisz Calis (0), Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Theresia Swennen (0), Groot-Gelmen, België
• Beent LYCKLAMA À NIJEHOLT (2), Boarnsweach Friesland Netherlands
• Antonia IJsseldijk (53), Apeldoorn
• Alexander Henderson "Andrew" McGown (80), Sabine, Texas, United States
• Annigje Mulder (61), Blijham gem. Wedde
• Celestina Odilina Desimpel (43), Kortemark
• Arie Noordegraaf (7), Krimpen aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Arnolda Hillegonda Hendriksdr Nijland (0), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1896 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot († 1917)
• 1896 » Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer († 1980)
• 1900 » Margret Boveri, German journalist, recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1975)
• 1901 » Alice Rivaz, Swiss pianist and author († 1998)
• 1903 » Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter and illustrator († 1995)
• 1910 » Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and producer († 1995)
• 1910 » Willy Ronis, French photographer († 2009)
• 1911 » Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer and conductor († 2006)
• 1911 » Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian spiritual leader, philosopher, and author († 2006)
• 1912 » Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic († 1985)

• 1870 » David Farragut, American admiral (b. 1801)
• 1874 » Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (b. 1821)
• 1890 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (b. 1852)
• 1905 » Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (b. 1840)
• 1909 » William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
• 1926 » John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
• 1928 » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)

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 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
• May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
• May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
• July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
• August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
• December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

The temperature on August 14, 1904 was between 8.9 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.