1904-08-02

Public wiki for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
August 2, 1904
Previous Day1904-08-01
Next Day1904-08-03
Attendance
Paid Attendance60,476
Free Attendance74,715
Total Attendance135,191
Weather
High Temperature82ºF
Low Temperature66ºF

Below is a list of events that happened on August 2, 1904.

Events[edit | edit source]

  • Children's Day, over 40,000 St. Louis school children watch. Parade of Children of All Nations.
  • National Cyclists Day.
  • W. H. Green died performing a stunt at Old St. Louis on The Pike. He fell 50 feet. Another stunt show involving a bicycle and trapeze on a 122-foot wire is permanently canceled.