Page 2: Historical Events In 1903

Jan 21   "Wizard of Oz," premieres in NYC in the year 1903.   

Jan 21   Harry Houdini escapes police station Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam in the year 1903.   

Jan 21   In the year 1903 hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58   

Jan 22   In the year 1903 robin Humphrey Milford, composer   

Jan 23   The birth of Randolph Scott, American film actor on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)   

Jan 25   On this day in history "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker   

Jan 27   In the year 1903 john Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist   

Jan 28   Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist in the year 1903.   

Jan 29   Dutch railroad workers strike in the year 1903.   

Jan 30   G Evelyn Hutchinson, British zoologist (Treatise on Limnology) in the year 1903.   

Jan 31   On this day in history gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder (Look Magazine)   

Feb 01   Georg Rendl, Austria miner/beekeeper/writer (The Bees Novel) in the year 1903.   

Feb 01   George G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83 in the year 1903.   

Feb 02   Frank McGrath, Mound City Mo, actor (Wagon Train) in the year 1903.   

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

Feb 03   Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Priaulx Rainier, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician in the year 1903.   

Feb 04   Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 & 1 tie on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1903 ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist   

Feb 06   On this day in history john Dunning, cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's)   

Feb 07   VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo in the year 1903.   

Feb 08   On this day in history abdulrahman, minister of Internal affairs/premier of Malaysia   

Feb 09   On this day in history georg Trexler, composer   

Feb 10   In the year 1903 matvey Isaakovich Blanter, composer   

Feb 11   Anton Bruckner's 9th Symfonie premieres in Vienna in the year 1903.   

Feb 11   Hans Redlich, composer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 13   In the year 1903 georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer (Snow Was Black)   

Feb 14   In the year 1903 the U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor is established.   

Feb 14   US Dept of Commerce & Labor forms on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) was born in the year 1903.   

Jan 05   Leighton Lucas, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828) died in the year 1903.   

Jan 21   On this day in history hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58   

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1903 henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67