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Died on Sunday December 20, 1903
- Anna Helmig (77), Zwolle
- Adriana Vernie (2), Rotterdam
- Amelia Mountain (79)
- Albert Jan van Heezel (66), Arnhem
- Aaldert Boelens (34), Sleen
- Alberdina Velzel (71), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
- Angelina Hebert (57), Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
- Albert Jan van Hezel (66), Arnhem
- Archibald Kennedy (64), Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia
- Albert Lucien Jules Vanhee (59), Roubaix (F)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 20, 1903 at Delpher
Born on December 20
- 1898 » Konstantinos Dovas, Greek general and politician, 156th Prime Minister of Greece († 1973)
- 1899 » Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Welsh preacher and physician († 1981)
- 1900 » Lissy Arna, German film actress († 1964)
- 1901 » Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic, invented the Van de Graaff generator († 1967)
- 1902 » Prince George, Duke of Kent († 1942)
- 1902 » Sidney Hook, American philosopher and author († 1989)
- 1904 » Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1984)
- 1904 » Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author († 1977)
- 1905 » Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster († 1992)
- 1907 » Paul Francis Webster, American soldier and songwriter († 1984)
Died on December 20
- 1880 » Gaspar Tochman, Polish-American colonel and lawyer (b. 1797)
- 1893 » George C. Magoun, American businessman (b. 1840)
- 1915 » Upendrakishore Ray, Indian painter and composer (b. 1863)
- 1916 » Arthur Morgan, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (b. 1856)
- 1917 » Lucien Petit-Breton, French-Argentinian cyclist (b. 1882)
- 1919 » Philip Fysh, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1835)
- 1920 » Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (b. 1863)
- 1921 » Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist (b. 1852)
- 1927 » Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1872)
- 1929 » Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 8th President of France (b. 1838)
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.
- June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
- June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
- October 1 » Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
- October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
- November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
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