Page 11: Historical Events In 1903

Sep 11   The inaugural race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.   

Sep 11   Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist.   

Sep 13   Claudette Colbert, [Lily Chauchoin], Paris, actress (Texas Lady)   

Sep 14   NY Giant Red Ames no-hits St Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game   

Sep 15   Queen Wilhelmina calls railroad strikers "criminals".   

Sep 15   Roy Acuff, Maynardville Tenn, country musician (Hee Haw).   

Sep 16   Richard Hall, composer   

Sep 17   Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3   

Sep 18   Isidor Vorobchievici, composer, dies at 67.   

Sep 18   Phillie's Chick Fraser no-hits Chic Cubs, 10-0.   

Sep 19   King Leopold II deny Belgian cruelty in Congo   

Sep 21   1st cowboy film "Kit Carson," premieres in US.   

Sep 22   Italo Marchiony granted patent for ice cream cone   

Sep 22   Italo Marchiony granted patent for the ice cream cone.   

Sep 24   Alfred Deakin succeeds Edmund Baston as Australia premier   

Sep 25   John Everett Allen, US businessman.   

Sep 26   Gerhard Nebel, writer   

Sep 27   Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.   

Sep 28   Jesus Monasterio, composer, dies at 67.   

Sep 29   Karl August Andersen, composer   

Sep 30   New Gresham's School officially opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood.   

Oct 01   "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light-heavyweight box champ (1932-34).   

Oct 01   1st baseball World Series, Pitts Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox).   

Oct 03   Benedetto Junck, composer, dies at 51.   

Oct 04   Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD)   

Oct 05   Jimmy Ritz, US comic (Ritz Brothers-Blazing Stewardesses)   

Oct 05   Sir Samuel Griffith is appointed the inaugural Chief Justice of Australia and Sir Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor are appointed as foundation justices   

Oct 06   The High Court of Australia sits for the inaugural time   

Oct 07   Louis S B Leakey, archaeologist/anthropologist   

Oct 08   J M Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen," premieres in Dublin.   

Oct 08   Lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928)   

Oct 09   11" (28.4 cm) rainfall in 24 hrs (NYC).   

Oct 09   11" rainfall in 24 hrs (NYC)   

Oct 09   Walter O'Malley, baseball team owner (Dodgers).   

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Jan 02   Anton van duinkerken: [willem jma asselbergs], literary   

Jan 03   Charles foulkes: Canada, general   

Jan 04   Joris diels: Flemish actor/director (haagsche comedy)   

Jan 05   Leighton lucas: Composer   

Jan 05   Harold gatty: Australian aviator, navigator with wiley post    

Jan 06   Boris blacher: Newchwang china, german composer (orchester-ornament)   

Jan 06   Francis l sullivan: London england, actor (missing rembrandt)   

Jan 06   Maurice abravanel: Saloniki greece, conductor/composer   

Jan 03   Alois hitler: Father of adolf hitler (b. 1837)   

Jan 04   Geo[rge j h] poggenbeek: Dutch surrealist painter,    

Jan 17   Ignaz wechselmann: Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)   

Jan 21   Hermanus j a m schaepman: Dutch clergyman/politician,   

Jan 28   Augusta mary anne holmes: Composer,   

Feb 01   George g stokes: British physicist/pres royal society,    

Feb 03   Frederick e kitziger: Composer,   

Feb 11   Henryk szulc: Composer,