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April 1903Died on Wednesday April 1, 1903
- Anastacia de Nijs (24), Stekene, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Wouters (0), Tilburg
- Barbara Landman (82), Middelburg, Walcheren,, Zeeland, Nederland
- Augustinus Hoste (57), Sint Kruis,Brugge,8310,West Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,België
- Arend Jan Arentsen (1), Voorst
- Adrianus den Houdijker (62), Montfoort (UT, NLD)
- Adriaan van Roozendaal (86), Gilze en Rijen
- Annigje Hoogeveen (0), Smilde
- Aaltje Otten (28), Westerbork
- Antonia Ferrer Nin (53), Barcelona,,Catalonia,Spain
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 1, 1903 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Sumatra post
- Leeuwarder courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
Born on April 1
- 1898 » William James Sidis, Ukrainian-Russian Jewish American mathematician, anthropologist, and historian († 1944)
- 1899 » Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian academic and politician († 1968)
- 1900 » Stefanie Clausen, Danish Olympic diver († 1981)
- 1901 » Whittaker Chambers, American journalist and spy († 1961)
- 1905 » Gaston Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium († 1988)
- 1905 » Paul Hasluck, Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia († 1993)
- 1906 » Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau († 1989)
- 1907 » Shivakumara Swami, Indian religious leader and philanthropist († 2019)
- 1908 » Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic († 1970)
- 1908 » Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic († 1997)
Died on April 1
- 1890 » Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier, pilot, and engineer (b. 1825)
- 1890 » David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820)
- 1914 » Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (b. 1842)
- 1914 » Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)
- 1917 » Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (b. 1868)
- 1920 » Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (b. 1857)
- 1922 » Charles I, emperor of Austria (b. 1887)
- 1922 » Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and author (b. 1884)
- 1924 » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
- 1924 » Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)
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 19 » Benito Mussolini, at the time a radical Socialist, is arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.
- July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
- August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
- August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
- 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 weather on Wednesday April 1, 1903
The temperature on April 1, 1903 was between 3.5 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (43%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI