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1903
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1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1903rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 903rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1903, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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From top to bottom, left to right: the Wright Flyer makes the first powered, controlled flight at Kitty Hawk, as the Wright brothers launch the era of aviation; the inaugural 1903 World Series sees the Boston Americans defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, establishing baseball’s championship tradition; the Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago kills over 600, becoming the deadliest U.S. theater fire and driving new safety reforms; the May Coup results in the assassination of King Alexander I and Queen Draga, reshaping Balkan politics; the Paris Métro train fire claims more than 80 lives, one of France’s worst transit disasters; and The Great Train Robbery premieres, revolutionizing cinema with innovative storytelling.
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Events

January

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January 1: Edward VII becomes Emperor of India.

February

  • February 13 Venezuelan crisis: After agreeing to arbitration in Washington, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy reach a settlement with Venezuela resulting in the Washington Protocols. The naval blockade that began in 1902 ends.
  • February 23 Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".

March

April

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April 29: The Frank Slide occurs

May

June

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June 11: Alexander I

July

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July 23: 1903 Ford Model A.

August

September

October

November

December

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December 17: The Wright Flyer in the air, the first airplane flight, by Orville Wright.

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Births

January

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Alan Paton

February

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Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Giulio Natta

March

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Empress Nagako
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Clare Boothe Luce
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Lawrence Welk
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Adolf Butenandt

April

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Eliot Ness

May

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Bing Crosby
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Bob Hope

June

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Lou Gehrig
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George Orwell

July

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Alec Douglas-Home
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Olav V of Norway

August

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Habib Bourguiba

September

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Theodor W. Adorno
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Claudette Colbert

October

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Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
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John Davis Lodge

November

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Konrad Lorenz

December

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Una Merkel
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John von Neumann
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Deaths

January–June

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Saint Gemma Galgani
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Josiah Willard Gibbs
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Paul Gauguin
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Apolinario Mabini
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King Alexander I of Serbia

July–December

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Pope Leo XIII
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Lord Salisbury
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Theodor Mommsen
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Camille Pissarro

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Nobel Prizes

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References

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