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      Events in the year 1904 in Germany.


      Incumbents




      = National level

      =
      Kaiser – Wilhelm II
      Chancellor – Bernhard von Bülow


      = State level

      =


      Kingdoms


      King of Bavaria – Otto
      King of Prussia – Wilhelm II
      King of Saxony – George to 15 October then Frederick Augustus III
      King of Württemberg – William II


      Grand duchies


      Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick I
      Grand Duke of Hesse – Ernest Louis
      Grand Duke of Mecklenburg–Schwerin – Frederick Francis IV
      Grand Duke of Mecklenburg–Strelitz – Frederick William to 30 May, then Adolphus Frederick V
      Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Frederick Augustus II
      Grand Duke of Saxe–Weimar–Eisenach – William Ernest


      Principalities


      Schaumburg–Lippe – George, Prince of Schaumburg–Lippe
      Schwarzburg–Rudolstadt – Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg–Rudolstadt
      Schwarzburg–Sondershausen – Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg–Sondershausen
      Principality of Lippe – Alexander, Prince of Lippe (with Ernest II, Count of Lippe–Biesterfeld to 26 September, and then Leopold, Count of Lippe–Biesterfeld, as regents)
      Reuss Elder Line – Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz (with Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line as regent)
      Reuss Younger Line – Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line
      Waldeck and Pyrmont – Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont


      Duchies


      Duke of Anhalt – Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt to 24 January, then Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt
      Duke of Brunswick – Prince Albert of Prussia (regent)
      Duke of Saxe–Altenburg – Ernst I, Duke of Saxe–Altenburg
      Duke of Saxe–Coburg and Gotha – Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe–Coburg and Gotha
      Duke of Saxe–Meiningen – Georg II, Duke of Saxe–Meiningen


      Colonial governors


      Cameroon (Kamerun) – Jesko von Puttkamer (8th term) to 9 May, then Otto Gleim (acting governor) (1st term)
      Kiaochow (Kiautschou) – Oskar von Truppel
      German East Africa (Deutsch–Ostafrika) – Gustav Adolf von Götzen
      German New Guinea (Deutsch–Neuguinea) – Albert Hahl (2nd term)
      German Samoa (Deutsch–Samoa) – Wilhelm Solf
      German South–West Africa (Deutsch–Südwestafrika) – Theodor Leutwein
      Togoland – Waldemar Horn


      Events


      12 January – The Herero of Deutsch–Südwestafrika, under the leadership of Samuel Maharero, rise against German colonial rule. The rising marks the beginning of what has become known as the Herero and Namaqua Genocide.
      January 16 – Rosa Luxemburg is sentenced to 3 months in prison for lese majeste (election campaign in 1903).
      3 March – Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes the first person to make a political recording of a document, using Thomas Edison's cylinder.
      April - The German Imperial Navy introduces SOS as a distress signal.
      11 August – The German Imperial Army, under Lothar von Trotha, defeat the Herero tribesmen at the Battle of Waterberg.


      Architecture


      The Prussian House of Lords is rebuilt.
      The Kaiserbrücke in Mainz is completed.
      Publisher Pier Verlag established in Munich.


      Arts


      January – Süddeutsche Monatshefte begins publication.
      Max Beckmann, Hans Purrmann, and Alexej von Jawlensky are added to the Berlin Secession group of artists.
      Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth paints a series of three portraits depicting socialite Marianne Lichtwark.


      Commerce


      September – Stationery manufacturer Herlitz established in Berlin.
      Accumulatoren–Fabrik AFA establishes its battery making subsidiary VARTA in Hagen.


      Diplomacy


      8 April – The Convention of Istanbul, signed by a number of powers including Germany in 1888, came into force.


      Science


      Foundation of the German Journal for Evidence and Quality in Healthcare.


      Sport




      = Association football

      =
      16 April – FC Einigkeit Braunschweig established.
      4 May – FC Schalke 04 established.
      21 May – The International Federation of Association Football, FIFA, is established with Germany as a founder member.
      13 June – Westfalia Herne established.
      1 July – Bayer 04 Leverkusen established.
      4 July – Borussia Fulda established.
      25 July – Reinickendorfer FC West established.
      29 July – Alemannia Schwäbisch Gmünd established.
      4 August – FC Singen 04 established.
      Date unknown – Germania Breslau, Sport Club Reuß, Fußball–Club Prussia Königsberg, Oberhausener SV and 1. Würzburger FV 04 amongst the other clubs established.


      = Other

      =
      1 July to 24 November – 1904 Summer Olympics take place in St. Louis, Missouri. Germany finishes second in the overall medal table with four gold medals, four silver and five bronze. The four gold medals all come in the swimming events, with two for Emil Rausch and one each for Walter Brack and Georg Zacharias.
      Date unknown – The inaugural Berlin City Chess Championship is won by Horatio Caro.


      Transport


      November 1 – The Berlin Mexikoplatz station is opened under the name Zehlendorf–Beerenstraße.


      = Ships launched

      =
      May 14 – SS Scharnhorst (passenger liner)
      May 14 – SMS Yorck (armoured cruiser)
      May 27 – SMS Lothringen (battleship)
      November 19 – SMS Deutschland (battleship)


      Publications




      = Drama

      =
      Erich Mühsam – The Con Men
      Frank Wedekind – Die Büchse der Pandora


      = Non–fiction

      =
      Ernst Haeckel – Kunstformen der Natur


      Births




      Deaths




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