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Born on Monday December 21, 1903
- * Adrianus Hubertus van der Meijs, Hilvarenbeek († 1967)
- Alice Maud CORBETT (PEARMAN), Hare Hill, Lichfield. Vol 6B, P 498 († 1970)
- Aaltje Van der Wilk, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Magdelena Cornelisse, Amsterdam († 1991)
- Anna Maria Vrolijk, Wouw
- Adriana Elizabeth Burgers, Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Aart Luitjes, Harderwijk
- Aalt Huenestein, Hierden gem. Harderwijk
- Abraham Arien Immel, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1904)
- Aaltje van der Wilk, Leiden
Died on Monday December 21, 1903
- Anna Gertrudis Koenen (69), Venray, NL
- Abraham Hagedoorn (86), Zwolle
- Alida Masina Methorst (61), Utrecht, Gemeente Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Amanda Todd (20)
- Abraham Barend (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arie BROERE (81), Overschie, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Mazina Methorst (61), Utrecht
- Amanda Todd **** (20)
- Alphonsine Agathe LIZON (67), Ath, 7800, Hainaut, Belgique
- Antonius Leonardus Verhoeven (1), Stiphout
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 21, 1903 at Delpher
Born on December 21
- 1892 » Rebecca West, English journalist and author († 1983)
- 1892 » Walter Hagen, American golfer († 1969)
- 1896 » Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II († 1968)
- 1900 » Luis Arturo González López, Guatemalan supreme court judge and briefly acting president († 1965)
- 1905 » Anthony Powell, English author († 2000)
- 1905 » Käte Fenchel, German mathematician († 1983)
- 1909 » Seichō Matsumoto, Japanese journalist and author († 1992)
- 1911 » Josh Gibson, American baseball player († 1947)
- 1913 » Arnold Friberg, American illustrator and painter († 2010)
- 1914 » Frank Fenner, Australian microbiologist and virologist († 2010)
Died on December 21
- 1869 » Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)
- 1873 » Francis Garnier, French admiral and explorer (b. 1839)
- 1889 » Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1809)
- 1920 » Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian general, founded the Dervish movement (b. 1856)
- 1929 » I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (b. 1859)
- 1933 » Knud Rasmussen, Greenlandic anthropologist and explorer (b. 1879)
- 1935 » Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1890)
- 1935 » Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
- 1937 » Ted Healy, American comedian and actor (b. 1896)
- 1937 » Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (b. 1882)
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.
- January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
- February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
- June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
- August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- 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 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
The weather on Monday December 21, 1903
The temperature on December 21, 1903 was between -2.3 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI