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March 23, 1903Born on Tuesday March 24, 1903
- Adriana Johanna Krommendam, Rotterdam,Rotterdam,Zuid Holland,Nederland († 1931)
- Aaltje Meijering, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1904)
- van Velthuijsen, Oisterwijk
- Aaltje Barendse, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alphons Maria Carleer, Kortenberg († 1945)
- Adriana Kornelia Baaij, Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1917)
- Adrianus Wittenberg, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1903)
- Adam Makkreel, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1993)
- Albertus Langelaar, Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland († 1983)
- Adriana Elisabeth Buis, 's-Gravenhage
Died on Tuesday March 24, 1903
- Aletta Maria Kamphuisen (87), Amsterdam
- Adrianus de Zwart (60), Schiebroek, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Elisabeth Hofstede (32), Apeldoorn, Gld, Nederland
- Andries Konink (77), Varsseveld
- Andries van Gulick (75), Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Kuperus (0), Gemeente Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Scholten (69), Denekamp
- Anne Elkes Monsma (6), Dantumadeel
- Aart van Rennes (87), Arnhem
- Anna Francisca Josepha Rogier (84), Maastricht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 24, 1903 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Sumatra post
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on March 24
- 1897 » Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic († 1957)
- 1901 » Ub Iwerks, American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse († 1971)
- 1902 » Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of New York († 1971)
- 1903 » Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1995)
- 1903 » Malcolm Muggeridge, English journalist, author, and scholar († 1990)
- 1905 » Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino author and diplomat († 2007)
- 1907 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec († 1960)
- 1909 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal († 1934)
- 1909 » Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian Pastor and Evangelist († 2001)
- 1910 » Richard Conte, American actor, singer, and director († 1975)
Died on March 24
- 1881 » Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1817)
- 1882 » Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (b. 1807)
- 1887 » Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and critic (b. 1837)
- 1888 » Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)
- 1905 » Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1828)
- 1909 » John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (b. 1871)
- 1915 » Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1846)
- 1915 » Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer (b. 1848)
- 1916 » Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1867)
- 1926 » Phan Châu Trinh, Vietnamese activist (b. 1872)
Names that were popular for boys in 1903
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1903
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Christina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1903
- 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.
- March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
- July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
- August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
- September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
- October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
- December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
The weather on Tuesday March 24, 1903
The temperature on March 24, 1903 was between 4.1 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI