Page 15: Historical Events In 1903

Dec 27   In the year 1903 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   George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 in the year 1903.   

Dec 28   John von Neumann, mathematician/astronomer (Bocher Award 1938) in the year 1903.   

Dec 29   On this day in history clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1903 birth of anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary   

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   In the year 1903 birth of leighton Lucas, composer   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957)   

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

Jan 06   Francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer was born in the year 1903.   

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   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 in the year 1903.   

Feb 03   Frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67