Page 2: Historical Events In 1903

Jan 21   "Wizard of Oz," premieres in NYC in the year 1903.   

Jan 21   On this day in history harry Houdini escapes police station Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history robin Humphrey Milford, composer   

Jan 23   In the year 1903 the birth of Randolph Scott, American film actor   

Jan 24   In the year 1903 robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)   

Jan 25   In the year 1903 "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker   

Jan 27   In the year 1903 john Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist   

Jan 28   Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1903 dame Kathleen Lonsdale, crystallographer (1st woman in Royal Society)   

Jan 29   Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Dutch railroad workers strike on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history g Evelyn Hutchinson, British zoologist (Treatise on Limnology)   

Jan 31   Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder (Look Magazine) in the year 1903.   

Feb 01   Georg Rendl, Austria miner/beekeeper/writer (The Bees Novel) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   George G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Priaulx Rainier, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1903 alexander Oppenheim, mathematician   

Feb 04   Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 & 1 tie on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1903 ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist   

Feb 06   On this day in history john Dunning, cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's)   

Feb 07   In the year 1903 vVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo   

Feb 08   Abdulrahman, minister of Internal affairs/premier of Malaysia in the year 1903.   

Feb 09   On this day in history georg Trexler, composer   

Feb 10   On this day in history matvey Isaakovich Blanter, composer   

Feb 11   Anton Bruckner's 9th Symfonie premieres in Vienna in the year 1903.   

Feb 11   In the year 1903 hans Redlich, composer   

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

Feb 13   On this day in history georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black)   

Feb 14   The U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor is established in the year 1903.   

Feb 14   On this day in history uS Dept of Commerce & Labor forms   

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

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of leighton Lucas, composer   

Jan 05   Harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   Francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1903 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   On this day in history 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   Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1903.   

Feb 01   In the year 1903 george G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83   

Feb 03   Frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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