Timeline June 1904

Events in June 1904 6

• 1904 – 1984 Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) Died 20 January 1984, aged 79 Johnny Weissmuller, an Olympic swimming champion who went on to play Tarzan in a series of Hollywood films, died in Acapulco, Mexico.
• 1904 PS General Slocum Disaster Passenger steamboat fire kills over 1,000 in New York The steamboat General Slocum caught fire in New York's East River while carrying a church group on an excursion, killing more than 1,000 passengers, most of them women and children. It remained the deadliest disaster in New York City history until the September 11 attacks. The tragedy led to sweeping new safety regulations for passenger vessels.
• 1904 – 1991 Ralph Bellamy (1904-1991) American actor with a career of six decades, from The Awful Truth to Trading Places and Pretty Woman.
• 1904 Ralph Bellamy born in Chicago Ralph Bellamy is born in Chicago.
• 1904 – 1991 Keye Luke (1904-1991) Chinese-American actor, Charlie Chan's Number One Son and later Master Po in Kung Fu.
• 1904 Keye Luke born in Guangzhou Keye Luke is born in Guangzhou.