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Birthday December 30, 1903

• The temperature on December 30, 1903 was between -8.4 °C and -1.8 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (78%). 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.
  • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
  • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
  • October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
  • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
  • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1904 » Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic († 1987)
• 1905 » Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright († 1942)
• 1906 » Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter († 1997)
• 1906 » Carol Reed, English director and producer († 1976)