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Born on Saturday August 22, 1903
- Aaltje Annes Veenema, ,, Valthermond, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1982)
- Adrianus Johannes Vooges, Kethel en Spaland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1962)
- Alberdina Everarda Bosman, Utrecht,Utrecht,Nederland († 1903)
- Treffers, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albert Floris, Tolbert,Gemeente Leek,Groningen,Nederland († 1905)
- Adrianus Johannes Marie van der Valk, Rotterdam († 1903)
- Joost Sandee, Yerseke († 1945)
- Adriaan van Wijk, Zierikzee,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1985)
- Aafje Groen, Egmond aan Zee († 1977)
- Adrianus Antonius van Bruggen, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Saturday August 22, 1903
- Aart van Ekeren (41), Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Cecilia Naber (1), Groningen
- Amon McDonald Hutton (85), Kirk, Yuma County, Colorado
- Aloïs Antoine PHILIPPS (37), Tanconville, 54512, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
- Antonius Lammerse (57), Bennebroek
- Abel Kamphuis (67), Broek, gem. Eenrum, Groningen, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Willemse (71), Klundert
- Alida Koene (74), Rotterdam
- Abraham Groothuis (84), Enschede
- Anthonius Lammerse (57), Bennebroek, nh.nld
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 22, 1903 at Delpher
- De Sumatra post
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
Born on August 22
- 1897 » Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator († 1965)
- 1900 » Lisy Fischer, Swiss-born pianist and child prodigy († 1999)
- 1902 » Edward Rowe Snow, American historian and author († 1982)
- 1902 » Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, film director and propagandist († 2003)
- 1902 » Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician († 1973)
- 1903 » Jerry Iger, American cartoonist, co-founded Eisner & Iger († 1990)
- 1904 » Deng Xiaoping, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 1997)
- 1908 » Erwin Thiesies, German rugby player and coach († 1993)
- 1908 » Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter († 2004)
- 1909 » Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer († 2000)
Died on August 22
- 1888 » Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1817)
- 1891 » Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (b. 1834)
- 1903 » Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1830)
- 1904 » Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (b. 1850)
- 1909 » Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (b. 1846)
- 1914 » Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (b. 1859)
- 1918 » Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (b. 1868)
- 1920 » Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (b. 1890)
- 1926 » Charles William Eliot, American academic (b. 1834)
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.
- February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
- 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
- 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 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
- November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
The weather on Saturday August 22, 1903
The temperature on August 22, 1903 was between 8.2 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI