Page 3: Historical Events In 1903

Feb 14   US Dept of Commerce and Labor is established.   

Feb 15   1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom.   

Feb 15   inaugural Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom.   

Feb 15   Julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress, dies at 69   

Feb 16   -59°F (-51°C), Pokegama Dam, Minnesota (state record)   

Feb 16   -59º F (-51º C), Pokegama Dam MN (state record)   

Feb 16   Edgar Bergen, Chicago, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy)   

Feb 17   Johannes Linthorst Homan, director of the queen in Groningen   

Feb 17   Joseph Parry, composer, dies at 61.   

Feb 18   Kuyper government launches anti strike laws.   

Feb 18   Kuyper govt launches anti strike laws   

Feb 18   Nikolaj V Podgorny, pres USSR (1965-77).   

Feb 19   Kay Boyle, St Paul Minn, novelist (Plagued by Nightingales).   

Feb 20   Ella Maillart, explorer   

Feb 20   Nick Young remains as NL president as AG Spalding ends challenge   

Feb 21   Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington DC   

Feb 21   Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington, DC   

Feb 21   Eric Fogg, composer   

Feb 22   Due to drought the US side of Niagara Falls runs short of water   

Feb 22   Frederick William Farrar, writer/dean (Canterbury 1895-1903), dies.   

Feb 23   Albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 23   Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA.   

Feb 23   Grigori V Aleksandrov, Russian director (Veselye Rebjata).   

Feb 24   Cuba agrees to allow the U.S. to operate a naval base at Guantanamo Bay.   

Feb 24   US signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba.   

Feb 26   Richard Gattling, rapid-fire gun inventor, dies   

Feb 26   Richard J Gatling, US inventor (Gatling Gun), dies at 84   

Feb 27   Reginald Gardiner, Wimbledon England, actor (Great Dictator)   

Feb 28   Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter buys Phila Phillies for $170000.   

Feb 28   Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet, dies at 88.   

Mar 01   Leon Bismarck "Bix" Beiderbecke, Iowa, jazz cornetist (In a Mist).   

Mar 02   Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York NY.   

Mar 02   Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in NYC   

Mar 03   Gilbert Adrian, [Greenberg], Naugatuck CT, costume designer   

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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,