Date: January 23, 1904
English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube). Date: November 16, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG Founded, Future Audi Company, May 10,…
The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS". Date: January 7, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904FIFA Founded in Paris May 21, 1904UK Sells South Orkney…
Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMS Spiteful and HMS Peterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy. Date: December 7, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in…
Two Ms ~7.1 earthquakes, among the largest in Europe, strike Bulgaria, killing over 200 people and causing destruction. Date: April 4, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904UK Sells South Orkney Meteorological Station to…
Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes. Date: February 9, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904Eugen Schauman Assassinated Nikolay Bobrikov in Finland, June 16, 1904Theodore Roosevelt Announces Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine, December…
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-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium. Date: July 21, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1904UK…