Family tree Van Lijf (Maastricht e.o.) » Anna Maria Cornelia van Horen (1903-)

Birthday June 20, 1903

• The temperature on June 20, 1903 was between 8.8 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. 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 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
  • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
  • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
  • September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
  • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
  • December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer († 1943)
• 1903 » Sam Rabin, English wrestler, sculptor, and singer († 1991)
• 1905 » Lillian Hellman, American playwright and screenwriter († 1984)
• 1906 » Bob King, American high jumper and obstetrician († 1965)
• 1907 » Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player († 1998)
• 1908 » Billy Werber, American baseball player († 2009)