Page 15: Historical Events In 1903

Dec 27   The barbershop quartet favorite, Sweet Adeline, was sung for the first time -- in New York City on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Dec 28   John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history french Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari   

Dec 30   On this day in history 600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago.   

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

Dec 30   American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1903 birth of anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary   

Jan 03   Charles Foulkes, Canada, general was born in the year 1903.   

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   Harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957) was born in the year 1903.   

Jan 06   Boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament) was born in the year 1903.   

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 in the year 1903.   

Jan 03   Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1903 geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49   

Jan 17   Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828) died in the year 1903.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1903.   

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