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Chaim Gross
1904Mar, 17

Chaim Gross

Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991)
Chaim Gross (March 17, 1902 – May 5, 1991) was an American sculptor and educator.

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Events on 1904

  • 17Jan

    The Cherry Orchard

    Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
  • 3Mar

    Thomas Edison

    Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's phonograph cylinder.
  • 8Apr

    The Book of the Law

    British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.
  • 5May

    Cy Young

    Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
  • 16Nov

    Vacuum tube

    English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).