Page 8: Historical Events In 1903

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

Jun 18   Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Le diable ouch corps).   

Jun 18   The inaugural transcontinental auto trip begins in SF; arrives NY 3-mo later.   

Jun 19   Walter Hammond, cricketer (one of the greatest of English batsman).   

Jun 20   Glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35)   

Jun 21   Al[bert] Hirschfield, St Louis Mo, cartoonist (NINA, NY Times).   

Jun 21   Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place (BG)   

Jun 22   Carl Hubbell, pitcher (NY Giants)-253 claims, 2.97 lifetime ERA   

Jun 22   George White, black resident of Delaware, lynched   

Jun 23   Anthony Veiller, NYC, writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge).   

Jun 23   M Wolf discovers asteroid #512 Taurinensis.   

Jun 24   Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver   

Jun 24   Russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist   

Jun 25   Arthur Tracy, Russia, street singer (Vincent Lopez Show, Limelight)   

Jun 25   George Orwell, English novelist is born   

Jun 25   Yanks and White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18.   

Jun 26   Ashley Clarke, president (Venice in Peril Fund)   

Jun 27   9th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol GC NJ   

Jun 28   Alan Bunce, Westfield NJ, actor (Albert-Ethel and Albert).   

Jun 29   British govt protests against abuser in Belgian Congo.   

Jun 29   Rentaro Taki, composer, dies at 23   

Jul 01   1st Tour de France bicycle race begins.   

Jul 01   Amy Johnson, British pilot   

Jul 02   AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, are discovered dead days later   

Jul 02   Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, (C) British PM (1963-64).   

Jul 03   Jean du Bela, [Simon Buytekant], singer/actor (Chaste Susanna).   

Jul 04   Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer (Lied Symphony).   

Jul 04   Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, Pres TR sends message   

Jul 05   Irwin Fischer, composer   

Jul 06   Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955).   

Jul 06   George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF.   

Jul 07   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).   

Jul 13   August Reissmann, composer, dies at 77.   

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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,