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January 23 – Louis Zukofsky, American modernist poet (died 1978) February 1 – S. J. Perelman, American humorist and author (died 1979) February 4 – MacKinlay Kantor, American historian (died 1977) February 19 – Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish memoirist (drowned 1950) March 2 – Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), American children's ...
Adelle Davis (25 February 1904 – 31 May 1974) was an American writer and nutritionist, considered "the most famous nutritionist in the early to mid-20th century." [1]: 150 She was an advocate for improved health through better nutrition. She wrote an early textbook on nutrition in 1942, followed by four best-selling books for consumers which ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; Appearance. ... 1904 American novels (13 P) P. 1904 in American politics (3 C ...
The biographical dictionary was written in English and expanded to 10 volumes. It was edited by Rossiter Johnson with the copyright, 1904, by The Biographical Society, Plimpton Press, Printers and Binders, Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. Its 1904 title was The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. [2]
1904 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1904th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 904th year of the 2nd millennium, the 4th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1904, the ...
The 1904 Cambridge Springs International Chess Congress was the first major international chess tournament in America in the twentieth century. World Champion Emanuel Lasker , who had not played a tournament since 1900, played; he did not play again until 1909.