Page 2: Historical Events In 1903

Jan 21   "Wizard of Oz," premieres in NYC   

Jan 21   Harry Houdini escapes police station Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam   

Jan 21   Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58.   

Jan 22   Robin Humphrey Milford, composer   

Jan 23   Randolph Scott, American film actor is born   

Jan 24   Robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts and Letters).   

Jan 25   "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker.   

Jan 27   John Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist   

Jan 28   Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55.   

Jan 28   Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, crystallographer (1st woman in Royal Society).   

Jan 29   Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist.   

Jan 29   Dutch railroad workers strike.   

Jan 30   G Evelyn Hutchinson, British zoologist (Treatise on Limnology)   

Jan 31   Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder (Look Magazine).   

Feb 01   Georg Rendl, Austria miner/beekeeper/writer (The Bees Novel).   

Feb 01   George G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83.   

Feb 02   Frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train).   

Feb 03   Frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59.   

Feb 03   Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa   

Feb 03   Priaulx Rainier, composer.   

Feb 04   Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician.   

Feb 04   Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 and 1 tie   

Feb 05   Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist.   

Feb 06   John Dunning, cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's).   

Feb 07   VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo   

Feb 08   Abdulrahman, minister of Internal affairs/premier of Malaysia   

Feb 09   Georg Trexler, composer   

Feb 10   Matvey Isaakovich Blanter, composer   

Feb 11   Anton Bruckner's 9th Symfonie premieres in Vienna.   

Feb 11   Hans Redlich, composer   

Feb 11   Henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67.   

Feb 13   Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black).   

Feb 14   The U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor is established   

Feb 14   US Dept of Commerce and Labor forms   

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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,