1904
| February 9 | Japan made a surprise attack on Russia’s Port Arthur naval base, Manchuria, beginning the Russo-Japanese War. |
| February 23 | U.S. acquired Panama Canal Zone for $10 million. |
| March | G. M. Barrows’ first story published in Argosy, the first instance in the U.S. of a female author both publishing science fiction and doing so under her real name. |
Births and Deaths:
Alexander Samalman - Amelia Reynolds Long - Clifford D. Simak - Donald B. Thompson - Earl Binder - Edmond Hamilton - Frank Gruber - Groff Conklin - H. Beam Piper - Helen Finn - James Williams - K. Martin Carlson - Leslyn Heinlein - Lester Dent - Maurice G. Hugi - MayBelle Anshutz - Morojo - Norvell Page - R. R. Winterbotham - Reg Stevens - Rose Wyn - Sally Rand
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US:
Alexander Samalman - Amelia Reynolds Long - Clifford D. Simak - Donald B. Thompson - Earl Binder - Edmond Hamilton - Frank Gruber - Groff Conklin - H. Beam Piper - Helen Finn - James Williams - K. Martin Carlson - Leslyn Heinlein - Lester Dent - MayBelle Anshutz - Morojo - Norvell Page - R. R. Winterbotham - Rose Wyn - Sally Rand
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| 1903 | 1904 | 1905 |
