Page 15: Historical Events In 1903

Dec 28   Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC.   

Dec 28   George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46   

Dec 28   John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938).   

Dec 29   Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader.   

Dec 29   French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari   

Dec 30   600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago.   

Dec 30   602 die as flames swept through Iroquois Theater in Chicago   

Dec 30   American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans   

Dec 30   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   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,