Page 8: Historical Events In 1903

Jun 18   In the year 1903 1st transcontinental auto trip begins in SF; arrives NY 3-mo later   

Jun 18   Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Le diable ouch corps) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   The first transcontinental auto trip begins in SF; arrives NY 3-mo later on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Walter Hammond, cricketer (one of the greatest of English batsman) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35) in the year 1903.   

Jun 21   Al[bert] Hirschfield, St Louis Mo, cartoonist (NINA, NY Times) on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1903 sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place (BG)   

Jun 22   On this day in history carl Hubbell, pitcher (NY Giants)-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA   

Jun 22   In the year 1903 george White, black resident of Delaware, lynched   

Jun 23   In the year 1903 anthony Veiller, NYC, writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge)   

Jun 23   M Wolf discovers asteroid #512 Taurinensis on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver   

Jun 24   In the year 1903 russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist   

Jun 25   Arthur Tracy, Russia, street singer (Vincent Lopez Show, Limelight) on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1903 the birth of George Orwell, English novelist   

Jun 25   On this day in history yanks & White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18   

Jun 26   In the year 1903 ashley Clarke, president (Venice in Peril Fund)   

Jun 27   9th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol GC NJ in the year 1903.   

Jun 28   Alan Bunce, Westfield NJ, actor (Albert-Ethel & Albert) on this day in history.   

Jun 29   British govt protests against abuser in Belgian Congo in the year 1903.   

Jun 29   On this day in history rentaro Taki, composer, dies at 23   

Jul 01   On this day in history 1st Tour de France bicycle race begins   

Jul 01   Amy Johnson, British pilot on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1903 aL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later   

Jul 02   Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, (C) British PM (1963-64) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna) on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer (Lied Symphony) in the year 1903.   

Jul 04   On this day in history pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, Pres TR sends message   

Jul 05   Irwin Fischer, composer in the year 1903.   

Jul 06   Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955) in the year 1903.   

Jul 06   George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1903 ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer, dies at 64   

Jul 10   John Wyndham P L B Harris, US, sci-fi author (Day of the Triffids) in the year 1903.   

Jul 13   On this day in history august Reissmann, composer, dies at 77   

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Jan 02   In the year 1903 birth of anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of charles Foulkes, Canada, general   

Jan 04   Joris Diels, Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1903 birth of harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957)   

Jan 06   Boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer (Orchester-Ornament) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) died in the year 1903.   

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   Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1903.   

Feb 03   On this day in history frederick E Kitziger, composer, dies at 59   

Feb 11   On this day in history henryk Szulc, composer, dies at 67