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• Adriana Clara Joanna Maria van Dijk, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Andrew Jackson Hendrix, Sr († 1980)
• Anna Nelissen, Gronsveld, Eijsden
• Anna Catharina van den Bosch, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1984)
• Keuren († 1903)
• Adrianus Cornelis Andeweg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1905)
• Anna Margaretha van Verseveld, Nieuwer Amstel
• Aloys Maria Jozef van Britsom, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1976)
• Albertje STULP, Niezijl (Grijpskerk) Groningen Netherlands († 1981)
• Albin Wiktor Klein Kleina, Rywałd k. Klonówki, Kociewie, Pomorskie († 1903)

• Antonius Gijsbertus Poppelier (0), Waalwijk,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Albertje Brommer (31), Loosdrecht, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Pieterdr Verhoeve Bruinvis (75), Winkel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Amy Florence MITCHELL (21)
• Alida GROOT (91), Zaandam, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alberta Beute (46), Steenwijk
• Aleida Bartelink (70), haarlem
• Alberta Beute (46), Steenwijk
• Aart Andriessen (43), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Pijnenborg (66), Berkel-Enschot

• 1898 » Eduard Ole, Estonian painter († 1995)
• 1899 » Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor († 1969)
• 1899 » John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist († 1971)
• 1900 » Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author († 1977)
• 1901 » Doris Fleeson, American journalist († 1970)
• 1901 » Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author († 1981)
• 1904 » Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction († 1966)
• 1906 » Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal († 1989)
• 1907 » Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist († 2004)
• 1908 » Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria († 1990)

• 1873 » George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (b. 1814)
• 1880 » Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)
• 1896 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1909 » Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
• 1940 » Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Adrianus
9. Petrus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Grietje
15. Neeltje
16. Trijntje

• 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".
• May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
• October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
• November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
• December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The temperature on May 20, 1903 was between 0.3 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (33%).