1904 Fact Sheet

Database: List of Stars

Record Name Constellation Bayer ref Spectral type Dec Deg Dec Min Dec Pos Err Flamsteed No SAO No Star No Max Mag Min Mag Comp Sep RA hr RA Min RA Sec Dec Sec
ACRUX A Cru alp 1 B0.5IV 63 5 - 2.988 251904 121 1.33 4.4 12 26 35.948 56.5

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Radar c. 1904 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Christian Hülsmeyer
Silicone 1904 United Kingdom Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Frederic Stanley Kipping

Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Winning Coach Losing Team Losing Coach Sport City Note
1904 Stanley Cup Winner 1904 Ottawa Silver Seven A.T. Smith (manager) Brandon Wheat KingsMontreal WanderersToronto MarlborosWinnipeg Rowing Club Hockey Ottawa

Database: Solar System Moons

Record Name Planet Discoverer Year Discovered Kilometers from Planet Diameter (Kilometers) Oribital Period
Himalia Jupiter C. Perrine 1904 11,480,000 170 250.57

Database: List of Prince-Bishops of Trent

Record Name Historic Region Modern Region Name Period Start Period End Source
Celestino Endrici (31 January 1904 - 29 October 1940. Archbishop since 1920) Holy Roman Empire Italy Celestino Endrici 31 January 1904 29 October 1940. Archbishop since 1920 Wikipedia

Database: World Land Speed Record Holders

Record Name Year Date Car Driver Speed (MPG) Speed (KPH) Source
Ford 1904 Jan 12 FORD Henry Ford 91.37 146.19 Thrust Team
Mercedes 1904 Jan 27 Mercedes William Vanderbilt 92.30 147.68 Thrust Team
Gobron-Brillie 1904 Mar 31 Gobron-Brillie Louis Rigolly 94.78 151.65 Thrust Team
Mercedes 1904 May 25 Mercedes Pierre de Caters 97.25 155.60 Thrust Team
Gobron-Brillie 1904 Jul 21 Gobron-Brillie Louis Rigolly 103.55 165.68 Thrust Team
Darracq 1904 Nov 13 Darracq Paul Baras 104.52 167.23 Thrust Team

Database: Tour de France Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Sport Tour Winning Name
Henri Cornet Tour 2 1904 France Cycling 2 Henri Cornet

Database: Tallest Churches in the World

Record Name Year Complete City Country Church Height (Meters) Height (Feet) Source
Gedächtniskirche 1904 Speyer Germany Gedächtniskirche 100.0 m 328 ft Wikipedia
St. Georg 1904 Ulm Germany St. Georg 86.0 m 282 ft Wikipedia

Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil

Record Name Province Country Year Material Discovery Type Mass (kg)
Shelburne (Chondrite) Ontario Canada 1904 Chondrite Fall 18.6
Chambord (Iron) Quebec Canada 1904 Iron Find 6.6

Database: Baseball World Series Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Losing Team Winning City Losing City Sport Score
World Series 1904 1904 No World Series Team refused to play No World Team refused to Baseball - - -

Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners

Record Name Year Sport Winner Loser Score
1904 Wimbledon Mens Result 1904 Tennis Laurie Doherty Frank Riseley 61 75 86

Database: United States Average Annual Temperature

Record Name Year Country Temperature Rank Source
Average Annual Temperature for 1904 1904 United States 51.94 deg F 14 National Climatic Data Center

Database: List of Secret Societies at Universities

Record Name Year Established University Member Limit Active or Honorary Name Source
Raven Society (University of Virginia) 1904 University of Virginia Senior Class society Raven Society Wikipedia

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1904-1905 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1904-1905 19.52 +4.39 National Weather Service
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1903-1904 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1903-1904 8.72 -6.41 National Weather Service

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