Timeline August 1904

Events in August 1904 6

• 1850 – 1904 Kate Chopin (1850-1904) Died 22 August 1904, aged 54 Kate Chopin, the American author, died in St. Louis, Missouri. Her 1899 novel The Awakening, initially condemned for its frank treatment of female desire and independence, was later recognized as an early feminist classic of American literature. She also wrote numerous short stories set in Louisiana Creole and Cajun communities.
• 1904 US Championships 1904 Men: Holcombe Ward · Women: May Sutton
• 1904 – 1983 Dolores del Río (1904-1983) Mexican actress, a Hollywood star of the 1920s and 1930s and later the great lady of Mexican cinema.
• 1904 Dolores del Río born in Durango Dolores del Río is born in Durango.
• 1904 – 1984 Count Basie (1904-1984) Died 26 April 1984, aged 79 American jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie, whose orchestra was one of the most influential big bands of the swing era, died in Hollywood, Florida.
• 1904 – 1997 Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) Died 19 February 1997, aged 92 Deng Xiaoping was the paramount leader of China from the late 1970s, who launched the economic reforms that opened the country to market forces and foreign investment. He held no formal head-of-state title in his later years but remained China's most powerful figure. His policies transformed China into a major global economic power.