MultiEducator · The 20th Century Almanac
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1904
The 20th Century Almanac · The 1900s

1904

Major Events · Sports · Music · Screen · Prizes

Japan and Russia went to war over Manchuria and Korea, opening with a surprise strike on Port Arthur. Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale, Roosevelt proclaimed his Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and New York City opened its first subway.

A Year in Review
Best Picture
Nobel · Literature
The Prize Was Divided Equally Between: M
World Series
No. 1 Song
Top TV
Academy · Actor

Major Events of 1904

7 events
Russo-Japanese WarBritish Troops reach TibetGermans supress a revolt in SW AfricaRoosevelt Corrolary to the Monroe Docrtine announcedTreaty signed between Bolivia and ChileU.S. takes charge of Dominican financesNew York City subway system opens

Nobel & Pulitzer Prizes

The year in letters & science

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry
ARRHENIUS, SVANTE AUGUST, Sweden, Stockholm University, b. 1859, d. 1927: "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered to the advancement of chemistry by his electrolytic theory of dissociation"
Literature
The prize was divided equally between: MISTRAL, FRƒDƒRIC, France, b. 1830, d. 1914: "in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of h
Peace
INSTITUT DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL (INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW) , Gent, Belgium. A scientific society
Physiology or Medicine
PAVLOV, IVAN PETROVICH, Russia, Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg b. 1849, d. 1936: "in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged
Physics
RAYLEIGH, Lord (JOHN WILLIAM STRUTT), Great Britain, Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, b. 1842, d. 1919: "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these