Historical Events In 1903

Jan 02   On this day in history anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary   

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   On this day in history president T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola MI, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black   

Jan 03   On this day in history charles Foulkes, Canada, general   

Jan 04   In the year 1903 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

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

Jan 04   Topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history leighton Lucas, composer   

Jan 05   In the year 1903 san Francisco-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use   

Jan 05   In the year 1903 sF-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use   

Jan 06   Boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Dutch Press museum opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history alan Napier, Birmingham England, actor (Alfred-Batman)   

Jan 07   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blanched Soldier" (BG) on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (BG) on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1903 vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger," premieres in Brussel   

Jan 08   In the year 1903 gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)   

Jan 09   2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 & moved it to NY on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota established on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history barbara Hepworth, English abstract sculptor/actress (Rescued by Rover)   

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   Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown PA, killing 170   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1903 veronica Turleigh, County Donegal Ireland, actress (Promoter)   

Jan 17   Warren Hull, Gasport NY, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1903 berthold Goldschmidt, German/British (opera)composer (Beatrice Cenci)   

Jan 19   1st regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England in the year 1903.   

Jan 19   In the year 1903 alfred Lane Beit, connoisseur   

Jan 19   New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced in the year 1903.   

Jan 19   The first regular transatlantic radio broadcast between US & England in the year 1903.   

Jan 20   In the year 1903 leon Ames, Portland Indiana, actor (Mr Ed, Father of the Bride)   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary   

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

Jan 04   Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) was born in the year 1903.   

Jan 05   In the year 1903 birth of leighton Lucas, composer   

Jan 05   Harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957) was born in the year 1903.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1903 birth of francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt)   

Jan 06   Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer was born in the year 1903.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1903 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1903 hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58   

Jan 28   In the year 1903 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   Frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1903.   

Feb 11   On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67