Page 15: Historical Events In 1903

Dec 27   The barbershop quartet favorite, Sweet Adeline, was sung for the first time -- in New York City in the year 1903.   

Dec 28   In the year 1903 clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC   

Dec 28   George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 in the year 1903.   

Dec 28   In the year 1903 john von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938)   

Dec 29   Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader in the year 1903.   

Dec 29   French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari on this day in history.   

Dec 30   600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago in the year 1903.   

Dec 30   602 die as flames swept through Iroquois Theater in Chicago on this day in history.   

Dec 30   On this day in history american Political Science Association founded at New Orleans   

Dec 30   On this day in history electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history   

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

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

Jan 04   Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1903 birth of harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament)   

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   In the year 1903 death of alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837)   

Jan 04   On this day in history geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

Jan 17   Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828) died on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59   

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