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May 22, 1903Born on Saturday May 23, 1903
- Adriana Johanna Frederika MORRA, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1993)
- Adriana Radder, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1988)
- Albertus Johannes KOOP, Mill en St. Hubert, Nederland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriaan Gerrit van Mourik, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe († 1903)
- Adriana Schipper, Bergschenhoek, Gemeente Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, NEDERLAND († 1904)
- Jansen, Zelhem gld
- Aaltjen Bouwmeester, Harfsen (Lochem), Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan Kalf († 1965)
- Adrianus Korsmit, Zevenbergen (NL)
- Hovestadt, Rotterdam († 1903)
Died on Saturday May 23, 1903
- Anna Johannes Ellens (85), Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Antonia Juliana Piekenier (27), .Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname
- Atte Pilon (0), Lemsterland
- Annigje Harms Smit (42), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Aaltje Jonker (0), Assen
- Arthur Ingalls Benyon (40), Newton Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
- Annigje Smit (42), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Hovestadt (0), Rotterdam
- Anna Johannes Ellens (85), Dongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Jacoba Cornelia Mutsaers (32), Made en Drimmelen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 23, 1903 at Delpher
Born on May 23
- 1896 » Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer († 1966)
- 1897 » Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer († 1937)
- 1898 » Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician († 1945)
- 1898 » Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author († 1989)
- 1899 » Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian († 2015)
- 1900 » Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist († 1954)
- 1900 » Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician († 1946)
- 1908 » Hélène Boucher, French pilot († 1934)
- 1908 » John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1991)
- 1910 » Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator († 1952)
Died on May 23
- 1886 » Leopold von Ranke, German historian and academic (b. 1795)
- 1893 » Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (b. 1805)
- 1895 » Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1798)
- 1906 » Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)
- 1908 » François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
- 1920 » Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
- 1921 » August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
- 1934 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
- 1934 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
- 1934 » Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
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.
- February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
- March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
- April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
- October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
- October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
- December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
The weather on Saturday May 23, 1903
The temperature on May 23, 1903 was between 9.4 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (83%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI