About the day » Saturday March 4, 1905Calender converter

• André TOP, Beveren, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1975)
• Albert Toxopeus, Heveskes (gem. Eemsdelta) († 1941)
• Abram BAANVINGER, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexandrina Paulina Moreira, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1976)
• Alphons Josephus Vanoppen, Kermt, België († 1987)
• Aleida Endendijk, Barneveld († 1985)
• Anna, Recezinhos São Martinho, Penafiel, Porto, Portugal
• Aaltje Burghoorn, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Vriend, Utrecht († 1924)
• Aaltje Kuperus, Wier, Friesland, Nederland

• Albert Wybes Veenstra (84), Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Veenstra (84), Kollumerland
• Adrianus Cornelis Geerts (82), Ulicoten
• Adrianus de Veth (24), Oudenbosch
• Anna Catharina VERGER (73), Alkmaar
• Adriana Pieternella van Meer (3), Oosterhout
• Anna Jane KELLAS (77), Mooers Fork, Clinton Co., New York, Verenigde Staten
• * Marinus van Gestel (63), Hedikhuizen
• Nugteren (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ane Catrine Larsdatter (83), Teglstrup by Udby sogn Præstø amt

• 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 » Avery Fisher, American violinist and engineer, founded Fisher Electronics († 1994)
• 1906 » Georges Ronsse, Belgian cyclist and manager († 1969)
• 1906 » Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author († 1991)

• 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)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
• May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
• September 5 » Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war.
• September 8 » The 7.2 M_w  Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
• September 26 » Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
• December 9 » In France, the law separating church and state is passed.
• December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.

The temperature on March 4, 1905 was between 0.1 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.