Page 8: Historical Events In 1903

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

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   In the year 1903 walter Hammond, cricketer (one of the greatest of English batsman)   

Jun 20   On this day in history glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35)   

Jun 21   In the year 1903 al[bert] Hirschfield, St Louis Mo, cartoonist (NINA, NY Times)   

Jun 21   Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place (BG) in the year 1903.   

Jun 22   In the year 1903 carl Hubbell, pitcher (NY Giants)-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA   

Jun 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1903 ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver   

Jun 24   Russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1903 arthur Tracy, Russia, street singer (Vincent Lopez Show, Limelight)   

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

Jun 25   Yanks & White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18 on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Ashley Clarke, president (Venice in Peril Fund) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   In the year 1903 alan Bunce, Westfield NJ, actor (Albert-Ethel & Albert)   

Jun 29   In the year 1903 british govt protests against abuser in Belgian Congo   

Jun 29   In the year 1903 rentaro Taki, composer, dies at 23   

Jul 01   1st Tour de France bicycle race begins in the year 1903.   

Jul 01   In the year 1903 amy Johnson, British pilot   

Jul 02   AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1903 alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, (C) British PM (1963-64)   

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

Jul 04   On this day in history flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer (Lied Symphony)   

Jul 04   Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, Pres TR sends message on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Irwin Fischer, composer in the year 1903.   

Jul 06   Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes (Nobel 1955) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 07   Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1903.   

Jul 10   John Wyndham P L B Harris, US, sci-fi author (Day of the Triffids) on this day in history.   

Jul 13   August Reissmann, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1903.   

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

Jan 03   Charles Foulkes, Canada, general was born on this day in history.   

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   Harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. 1957) was born in the year 1903.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1903 birth of francis L Sullivan, London England, actor (Missing Rembrandt)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer   

Jan 03   Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Geo[rge J H] Poggenbeek, Dutch surrealist painter, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1903 death of ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)   

Jan 21   Hermanus J A M Schaepman, Dutch clergyman/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history george G Stokes, British physicist/pres Royal Society, dies at 83   

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