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July 21, 1903Died on Wednesday July 22, 1903
- Adriana TERLOUW (71), IJsselmonde
- Cassius Marcellus Clay (92), Madison County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
- Adriana Maria Voormeulen (29), Antwerpen
- Anna Judoca Van Hoye (80), Hengstdijk (NL)
- Müller (0), Altharen, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Antonia Maria Trausel (0), Arnhem
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- Andries Heijboer (28), Sint Maartensdijk, Nederland
- Adrianus Suijkerbuijk (61), Woensdrecht
- Anna Maria PAUWELS (66), Brugge,8000,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 22, 1903 at Delpher
Born on July 22
- 1893 » Jesse Haines, American baseball player and coach († 1978)
- 1893 » Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author († 1990)
- 1895 » León de Greiff, Colombian poet, journalist, and diplomat († 1976)
- 1898 » Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist († 1943)
- 1899 » Sobhuza II of Swaziland († 1982)
- 1908 » Amy Vanderbilt, American author († 1974)
- 1909 » Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver († 2000)
- 1909 » Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress († 2014)
- 1910 » Ruthie Tompson, American animator and artist
- 1913 » Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader († 1995)
Died on July 22
- 1902 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1810)
- 1904 » Wilson Barrett, English actor and playwright (b. 1846)
- 1906 » William Snodgrass, Canadian minister and academic (b. 1827)
- 1908 » Randal Cremer, English politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
- 1915 » Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (b. 1827)
- 1916 » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (b. 1849)
- 1918 » Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (b. 1898)
- 1920 » William Kissam Vanderbilt, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1849)
- 1922 » Jōkichi Takamine, Japanese-American chemist and academic (b. 1854)
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 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
- March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
- June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
- August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
- October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
- November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
The weather on Wednesday July 22, 1903
The temperature on July 22, 1903 was between 10.4 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI