About the day » Friday July 24, 1903Calender converter

• Albert van Ittersum, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1989)
• Aaltje Dijkstra, Bergum
• Albertje Oldejans, zweeloo
• Adriana Johanna Cornelia Apolonia VAN DER BEEK, Hillegom († 1994)
• Andreas Kunnings, Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands († 1903)
• de Jonge, Exloërmond, Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland († 1903)
• ALBERTUS BREEDERVELD, VLAARDINGEN († 1954)
• Albert Koster, Noord, Hoogeveen
• Albertje Oldejans, Zweeloo,Drenthe,Niederlande,Aalden
• Anna Cornelia van der Spek, Wassenaar († 1987)

• Arris Veenhof (0), IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonie Deijkers (0), Fijnaart, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aldert Ax (11), Groningen, Nederland
• Arie van den Berg (50), Hardinxveld
• Adriana Laban (9), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna Everdina Poodt (1), Gendringen, Gld, Nederland
• Abraham Pavias (44), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Esselink, Zeist
• (77), Empel, Nederland
• Alfred Walter MATTINSON (40), Exeter, South Australia, Australia

• 1895 » Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic († 1985)
• 1897 » Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author († 1937)
• 1899 » Chief Dan George, Canadian actor († 1981)
• 1900 » Zelda Fitzgerald, American author and poet († 1948)
• 1904 » Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer († 1977)
• 1904 » Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor († 1991)
• 1904 » Richard B. Morris, American historian and academic († 1989)
• 1909 » John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 2010)
• 1910 » Harry Horner, American director and production designer († 1994)
• 1912 » Essie Summers, New Zealand author († 1998)

• 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)

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.
• March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
• April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
• July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
• October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
• December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The temperature on July 24, 1903 was between 12.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C.