1904

1904 is a leap year starting on Friday. It follows on 1903 and preceeds 1905.

In the world

 * January
 * 7 - The distress signal CQD is established, only to be replaced two years later by SOS.
 * May
 * 4 - US Army engineers begin work on The Panama Canal.
 * Undated
 * Herero Wars begin.

Arts and popular culture

 * Literature
 * George Matthews: The Danger of Justice (non-fiction)
 * King Dimitri I: The Stairway (non-fiction)
 * Poetry
 * Yuri Medvedev: Growth of a Poet's Mind

Births

 * March
 * 1 - Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. 1944)
 * May
 * 11 - Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist (d. 1989)
 * 17 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)

Deaths

 * May
 * 1 - Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. 1841)