1904 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1904 in the United Kingdom.

1904 in the United Kingdom
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  64. ^ "DEATH DEPRIVES WORLD OF ART OF GREAT MASTER At Age of Eighty-Seven George Frederick Watts, English Painter, Lays Aside Brush That for More Than Sixty Years Has Won Him Honors". San Francisco Call. Vol. XCVI, no. 32. 2 July 1904. Page 3, columns 1-2. Retrieved 17 December 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
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