Page 15: Historical Events In 1903

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

Dec 28   In the year 1903 clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC   

Dec 28   On this day in history george [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46   

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   French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad & Ubangi-Shari on this day in history.   

Dec 30   In the year 1903 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 in the year 1903.   

Dec 30   Electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history in the year 1903.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Leighton Lucas, composer was born in the year 1903.   

Jan 05   Harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957) was born in the year 1903.   

Jan 06   In the year 1903 birth of boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament)   

Jan 06   In the year 1903 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 in the year 1903.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)   

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   George G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 11   Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.