WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1904
Find out what all happened February to August 1904

Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan. (17. February 1904)

British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law. (8. April 1904)

The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal. (4. May 1904)

Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland. (16. June 1904)

Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War. (8. February 1904)

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". (16. June 1904)

The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sank Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima. (15. May 1904)

British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of the Law. (10. April 1904)

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. (5. May 1904)

The SS Norge runs aground and sinks (28. June 1904)

A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. (7. February 1904)

Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brille in Ostend, Belgium. (21. July 1904)

The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. (10. May 1904)

The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. (8. April 1904)

The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson. (27. April 1904)

Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes. (9. February 1904)

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri. (30. April 1904)

A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. (15. June 1904)

The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100 mph (160 km/h). (9. May 1904)

The automobile tire chain is patented. (23. August 1904)