Historical Events In 1903

Jan 02   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Pres T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black in the year 1903.   

Jan 02   President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola MI, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Charles Foulkes, Canada, general in the year 1903.   

Jan 04   Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 in the year 1903.   

Jan 04   On this day in history joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy)   

Jan 04   Topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign in the year 1903.   

Jan 05   In the year 1903 leighton Lucas, composer   

Jan 05   San Francisco-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history sF-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use   

Jan 06   In the year 1903 boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament)   

Jan 06   Dutch Press museum opens in Amsterdam in the year 1903.   

Jan 07   Alan Napier, Birmingham England, actor (Alfred-Batman) in the year 1903.   

Jan 07   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blanched Soldier" (BG)   

Jan 07   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (BG) in the year 1903.   

Jan 07   Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger," premieres in Brussel on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider) in the year 1903.   

Jan 09   2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 & moved it to NY in the year 1903.   

Jan 09   Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota established in the year 1903.   

Jan 10   Barbara Hepworth, English abstract sculptor/actress (Rescued by Rover) in the year 1903.   

Jan 11   In the year 1903 alan Paton, South Africa, writer (Cry, the Beloved Country)   

Jan 12   Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1903 igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist   

Jan 12   In the year 1903 rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown PA, killing 170   

Jan 13   On this day in history kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], Okla City, actress (False Madonna)   

Jan 14   Veronica Turleigh, County Donegal Ireland, actress (Promoter) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Warren Hull, Gasport NY, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World) in the year 1903.   

Jan 18   On this day in history berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci)   

Jan 19   1st regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history alfred Lane Beit, connoisseur   

Jan 19   On this day in history new bicycle race "Tour de France" announced   

Jan 19   The first regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Leon Ames, Portland Indiana, actor (Mr Ed, Father of the Bride) on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history "Wizard of Oz," premieres in New York City NY   

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Jan 02   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary was born in the year 1903.   

Jan 03   Charles Foulkes, Canada, general was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1903 birth of joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy)   

Jan 05   Leighton Lucas, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957)   

Jan 06   Boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament) was born in the year 1903.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837)   

Jan 04   Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 in the year 1903.   

Jan 17   In the year 1903 death of ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)   

Jan 21   Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 in the year 1903.   

Jan 28   On this day in history augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55   

Feb 01   George G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83 in the year 1903.   

Feb 03   In the year 1903 frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59   

Feb 11   Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1903.