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Birthday March 4, 1903

• The temperature on March 4, 1903 was between 2.4 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (46%). Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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.
  • February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
  • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
  • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
  • December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1902 » Rachel Messerer, Lithuanian-Russian actress († 1993)
• 1902 » Russell Reeder, American soldier and author († 1998)
• 1903 » Dorothy Mackaill, English-American actress and singer († 1990)
• 1903 » John Scarne, American magician and author († 1985)
• 1903 » Malcolm Dole, American chemist and academic († 1990)
• 1903 » William C. Boyd, American immunologist and chemist († 1983)