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• Antoine Cornelis Petrus Maria van Gils, Zoeterwoude
• Adrianus Leonardus Leonardus Wels, 's-Hertogenbosch op de Weversplaats 222
• Alida Grada Johanna Besselink, Hummelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aarnout Bakker, Axel (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland († 1967)
• Anna Beckers, Wehr (D), Duitsland († 1982)
• Aaltje Stolze, 's Gravenzande (ZH-NLD) († 1991)
• Aloijsius Johannes Hulsink, Wierden († 1960)
• Antonia Ruis, Ravenstein
• Adriana Cornelia van den Berg, Bergambacht († 1988)
• Andreas Hendricus Hubertus Bremmers, Maasniel, Limburg, Nederland († 1903)

• Anna Catharina Blauwen (64), Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands
• Aletta Geertruida Maria van Dijk (83), Amsterdam
• Anna Catharina Blauwen (64), Tegelen
• Baan Batelaan (0), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Lagerweij (86), Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland
• Adriana van Heeren (50), Dubbeldam
• Anna Pietersd Boon (34), Sijbekarspel, nh.nld
• Alida Groeneveld (46), Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Milles (87), Vaals (Lemiers) (Limburg)
• Adriana Cornelia Emmen (73), Tilburg (Brabant)

• 1897 » Jesse Douglas, American mathematician and academic († 1965)
• 1898 » Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1982)
• 1900 » Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter († 1987)
• 1901 » Ruth Crawford Seeger, American composer († 1953)
• 1903 » Ace Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1992)
• 1905 » Johnny Gibson, American hurdler and coach († 2006)
• 1906 » George Sanders, Russian-born British actor († 1972)
• 1908 » M. F. K. Fisher, American author († 1992)
• 1908 » Robert B. Meyner, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey († 1990)
• 1909 » Stavros Niarchos, Greek shipping magnate (d.1996)

• 1881 » Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1811)
• 1887 » Clay Allison, American rancher (b. 1841)
• 1888 » Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1822)
• 1904 » Édouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (b. 1881)
• 1904 » Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and playwright (b. 1860)
• 1908 » Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (b. 1834)
• 1918 » Mehmed V, Ottoman sultan (b. 1844)
• 1921 » James Mitchel, Irish-American weight thrower (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Gérard de Courcelles, French race car driver

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Grietje
15. Neeltje
16. Trijntje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
• January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
• June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
• August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
• October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
• October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
• November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

The temperature on July 3, 1903 was between 12.4 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%).