Timeline May 1904

Events in May 1904 8

• 1841 – 1904 Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Died 10 May 1904, aged 63 Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the Welsh-American journalist and explorer, died in London. He gained worldwide fame for locating the missionary David Livingstone in central Africa in 1871, reportedly greeting him with the words "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" His later expeditions helped open central Africa to European colonization, including work for King Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo.
• 1841 – 1904 Antonín Dvořák Czech Romantic composer Czech composer best known for his New World Symphony, Cello Concerto and Slavonic Dances. He drew on folk music to create a distinctly Czech voice.
• 1904 Panama Canal Construction Begins United States takes control of the Canal Zone On May 4, 1904, the United States formally took over construction of the Panama Canal from the failed French effort. The project would eventually connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, reshaping global shipping. Chief engineer John Findley Wallace led the initial work amid ongoing battles with tropical disease.
• 1904 – present Rolls-Royce British luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce became synonymous with luxury, craftsmanship and engineering excellence. The company built some of the most prestigious automobiles in history and later became closely associated with royal and diplomatic transportation.
• 1904 – 1989 Salvador Dalí Surrealism · Spain Salvador Dalí (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was a Spanish Surrealist painter whose bizarre, meticulously rendered dreamscapes made him the most famous artist of the 20th century after Picasso. The Persistence of Memory is his most iconic work.
• 1904 Son Hans Albert born The child who would outlive the myth Hans Albert was born in Bern in May 1904. He became a professor of hydraulic engineering at Berkeley, working on sediment transport. Their relationship was strained for years but recovered in Einstein's old age.
• 1904 – 1981 Robert Montgomery (1904-1981) American actor and director, an MGM star, war veteran and television pioneer.
• 1904 Robert Montgomery born in Beacon Robert Montgomery is born in Beacon.