Page 5: Historical Events In 1903

Apr 03   Peter Huchel, writer.   

Apr 05   Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer.   

Apr 06   General railroad strike against "worgwetten" (anti-strike laws)   

Apr 06   Harold Edgerton, foremost high-speed photographer   

Apr 08   Ilka Chase, NYC, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien)   

Apr 09   Gregory Pincus, inventor (birth control pill) [or Nov 9]   

Apr 10   Clare Boothe Luce, US ambassador (to Vatican)   

Apr 11   Gemma Galgani, Italian saint, dies at 25   

Apr 12   Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist/UN advisor (Nobel 1969).   

Apr 13   Derk J A Haspels, Dutch actor, dies at 65.   

Apr 13   Rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara, Matchmaker).   

Apr 14   Dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (NYC).   

Apr 15   Erich Arendt, writer [or Apr 16]   

Apr 17   Gregor Piatigorsky, Ekaterinoslav Russia, cellist (or 4/20)   

Apr 18   Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca).   

Apr 19   Eliot Ness, American agent who put Al Capone behind bars is born.   

Apr 19   Eliot Ness, untouchable (FBI agent-Chicago)   

Apr 20   7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8   

Apr 20   Dagmar Edqvist, Swedish author (Kamrathustru-Wife and Comrade)   

Apr 20   R S Dugan discovers asteroid #508 Princetonia   

Apr 21   Hans Hedtoft, premier Denmark (1947..55)   

Apr 22   American Power Boat Association forms   

Apr 23   Guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974).   

Apr 23   NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Wash Senators 7-2.   

Apr 24   Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange).   

Apr 25   Camilla Horn, actress (Rebus, Vertigine, Polterabend, Matinee Idol)   

Apr 26   Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall.   

Apr 27   1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Phila A's win 6-0.   

Apr 27   Frank Belknap Long, American writer (Rim of the Unknown).   

Apr 27   Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens.   

Apr 28   M Wolf discovers asteroid #509 Iolanda   

Apr 29   Frank Alberta at 4 10 am, a huge 74 million tonne slab of limestone slides off the east slope of Turtle Mountain and sweeps 1.6 km through the Crowsnest Pass valley and the coal mining village of Frank, burying the mine entrance and killing at least 70 people in 100 seconds; only 23 survive, and 17 trapped miners dig themselves to safety 13 hours later. The slab is 400 metres high, 1200 metres wide and 150 metres thick   

Apr 29   Frank Alberta at 4:10 am, a huge 74 million tonne slab of limestone slides off the east slope of Turtle Mountain and sweeps 1.6 km through the Crowsnest Pass valley and the coal mining village of Frank, burying the mine entrance and killing at least 70 people in 100 seconds; only 23 survive, and 17 trapped miners dig themselves to safety 13 hours later. The slab is 400 metres high, 1200 metres wide and 150 metres thick   

Apr 29   Frank Parker, NYC, singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party).   

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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,