Page 7: Historical Events In 1903

May 23   1st automobile trip across US from SF to NY, ended April 1   

May 23   The inaugural automobile trip across US from San Fransisco to New York.   

May 23   The inaugural direct primary election law in US adopted, by Wisconsin.   

May 23   Walter Reisch, US, screenwriter (Ninotchka, Gaslight, Titanic).   

May 24   Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, (Earth).   

May 26   Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn)   

May 26   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" (BG)   

May 27   In this year, 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander claims in 2:21.75   

May 27   Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam.   

May 28   Gaston Duribreux, Flemish writer (Golden Sail).   

May 29   Bob Hope, US entertainer is born   

May 29   Bob Hope, [Leslie Townes], Kent England, entertainer (famous profile)   

May 29   May coup d'etat: Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.   

May 30   Countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ and Other Poems).   

May 30   In this year, 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline claims in 1:44.8   

Jun 01   Percy William Whitlock, composer   

Jun 02   Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and 'Tarzan' is born   

Jun 02   Netherlands Korfball League forms.   

Jun 04   A new element, Polonium, discovered by Curie husband and wife team   

Jun 06   Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane).   

Jun 07   Professor Pierre Curie reveals the discovery of the element Polonium   

Jun 08   Gerrit C Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies)   

Jun 10   Alexander I, King of Serbia are assassinated.   

Jun 10   Clyde Beatty, US animal trainer/actor (Big Cage)   

Jun 11   Draga Masin, wife of Serbian king Aleksandar I, murdered at 35   

Jun 11   Ernie Nevers, NFL fullback (Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals).   

Jun 11   King Alexander and Queen Draga of Belgrade are assassinated by members of the Serbian army.   

Jun 12   Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city   

Jun 13   Harold "Red" Grange, "Galloping Ghost" of football (Illinois Bears)   

Jun 14   Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer/pilot.   

Jun 16   1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox   

Jun 16   Ford Motors incorporates   

Jun 16   Huldreich Georg Fruh, composer   

Jun 17   Michail Swetlow, writer   

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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,