Historical Events In 1903

Jan 02   In the year 1903 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   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   In the year 1903 charles Foulkes, Canada, general   

Jan 04   Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1903 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" (BG)   

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

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   On this day in history wind Cave National Park, South Dakota established   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history alan Paton, South Africa, writer (Cry, the Beloved Country)   

Jan 12   In the year 1903 harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam   

Jan 12   On this day in history igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history veronica Turleigh, County Donegal Ireland, actress (Promoter)   

Jan 17   On this day in history warren Hull, Gasport NY, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World)   

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 in the year 1903.   

Jan 19   Alfred Lane Beit, connoisseur on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1903.   

Jan 21   In the year 1903 "Wizard of Oz," premieres in New York City NY   

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

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

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

Jan 06   Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1903 death of alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837)   

Jan 04   Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.