Historical Events In 1903

Oct 09   In the year 1903 11" (28.4 cm) rainfall in 24 hrs (NYC)  

Oct 09   On this day in history 11" rainfall in 24 hrs (NYC)  

Oct 09   In the year 1903 walter O'Malley, baseball team owner (Dodgers)  

Oct 10   Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince on this day in history.  

Oct 12   In the year 1903 grayson Kirk, Jeffersonville Ohio, educator  

Oct 12   Lyric Theater opens at 213 W 42nd St NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 13   In the year 1903 jens Bjerre, composer  

Oct 13   Pirates beats Pilgrims (Red Sox) 5 games to 3 in 1st World Series on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Mario Pilati, composer in the year 1903.  

Oct 17   Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) on this day in history.  

Oct 18   On this day in history ambrose Thibodeaux, cajun accordionist  

Oct 19   Vittorio Giannini, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 20   In the year 1903 john Lodge, Washington DC, actor (Witchmaker)  

Oct 20   In the year 1903 uS wins disputed boundary between District of Alaska & Canada  

Oct 20   On this day in history uS wins disputed boundary between the District of Alaska & Canada  

Oct 22   George Beadle, US biologist (Nobel 1958) on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Francis Ellingwood Abbot, theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Milford Dolliole, pioneer jazz drummer in the year 1903.  

Oct 24   1st trotter to run a mile under 2 minutes (Lou Dillon 1:58.1) in the year 1903.  

Oct 24   George Sutton becomes billiard champ in the year 1903.  

Oct 24   The National Transcontinental Railway Act is passed. In order to expand into Western Canada the Grand Trunk Railway agrees to build a line from Moncton, New Brunswick to Quebec, then on a more northerly route than on any other transcontinental line to a point on the British Columbia Coast, which was to become Prince Rupert. The part between Moncton and Winnipeg was to be known as the National Transcontinental Railway and was to be built by the government. The line west of Winnipeg, to be known as the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, was to be built by the Grand Trunk itself on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Senate begins investigating Teapot Dome scandals of Harding admin in the year 1903.  

Oct 26   In the year 1903 herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer, dies at 73  

Oct 26   Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross SF Bay on this day in history.  

Oct 28   Evelyn A Waugh, London, author (Brideshead Revisited, Scoop) in the year 1903.  

Oct 28   The birth of Evelyn Waugh, English novelist in the year 1903.  

Oct 29   In the year 1903 vivian Ellis, composer  

Oct 30   In the year 1903 konrad Friedrich Noetel, composer  

Nov 01   In the year 1903 don Robey, US gospel singer  

Nov 01   [Christian M] Theodor Mommsen, German historian (Nobel 1902), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 02   In the year 1903 lyceum Theater (New Lyceum) opens at 149 W 45th St NYC  

Nov 03   In the year 1903 colombia grants Panama independence  

Nov 03   Panama Declares Its Independence from Colombia in the year 1903.  

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

Jan 05   Leighton Lucas, composer was born in the year 1903.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1903 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   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   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   In the year 1903 george G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83  

Feb 03   On this day in history frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59  

Feb 11   In the year 1903 henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67