Historical Events
- JB van Heutsz becomes governor general of Dutch East Indies
- Netherlands and Portugal lay down boundaries splitting the island of Timor in two
Famous Birthdays
- A.K. Gopalan, Indian Communist leader and politician (Member of Indian parliament, 1952-71), born in Kannur, Madras Presidency, British India (d. 1977)
- Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-British physicist who coined the term nuclear fission (Manhattan Project), and educator (Cambridge), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1979)
Famous Deaths
- William Harcourt, British Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, dies at 76
1904 Highlights
About October 1, 1904
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 119 years, 6 months and 15 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Libra
