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Incumbents Monarch - Edward VII of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Arthur Balfour, Conservative Mapondera and a force of 600 men revolted against the Colony of Southern Rhodesia near Mazowe in 1900 Sovereign States A – Principality of Andorra – Argentine Republic – Commonwealth of Australia – Austro-Hungarian 1902 state leaders - Events of 1903 - 1904 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- 1902 religious leaders - Events of 1903 - 1904 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

The year 1903 also had the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar has not had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the See: 1696.

Events of 1903

January-February

Jan. 1: Emperor of India. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Emperor/Empress of India ( Badishah -e-Hind in Hindustani) was used as a Title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur

February 15: first teddy bear. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children

• January 1 - Edward VII of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Emperor of India. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Emperor/Empress of India ( Badishah -e-Hind in Hindustani) was used as a Title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur
• January 19 - The first west-east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east-west broadcast having been made in 1901). Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
• February 11 - The Oxnard Strike of 1903 becomes the first time in U. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. In 1897 Henry, James and Robert Oxnard formed the American Beet Sugar Company. S. history that a labor union is formed from members of different races.
• February 15 - Morris and Rose Mitchom introduce the first teddy bear in America. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Morris Michtom invented the Teddy Bear. Morris was selling candy in his shop in Brooklyn by day and making stuffed animals with his wife Rose at night The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children
• February 23 - Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Guantánamo Bay ( Spanish Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

March-April

• March 2 - In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good The City of New York The Martha Washington Hotel is a Hotel in New York City that opened on March 2, 1903 as the first hotel exclusively for Women. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis
• March 3 – The British admiralty announces plans to build a naval base at Rosyth. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Rosyth Dockyard is a large naval dockyard in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland, which today primarily undertakes refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels Rosyth (pronounced Ross-sythe ( Scottish Gaelic: Ros Saidhe or Ros Saoithe) is a town located on the Firth of Forth on Scotland 's
• March 5 – Turkey and Germany sign an agreement to build the Constantinople-Baghdad Railway. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the Ottoman Empire planned to construct a Baghdad Railway under German control
• March 14 - The Hay-Herran Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. The Hay-Herran Treaty was a treaty signed on January 22, 1903 between Secretary of State John M The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Colombian Senate later rejects the treaty.
• April 29 - A 30-million-m³ landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Frank is a small community in the Crowsnest Pass at the southern end of the Canadian Rockies, and lies within the province of Alberta, Canada

May-June

• May 18 - Opening of port of Burgas, Bulgaria. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Burgas Province or oblast (Област Бургас is located in southeastern Bulgaria, on the southern Black Sea coast The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
• May 22 - Launch of the White Star Liner, SS Ionic. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British Shipping History Ionic was originally built to transport Refrigerated Meat and passengers from the United Kingdom to New Zealand.
• June 11 - Assassination of Serbian King Alexander Obrenović and Queen Draga. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Alexander I or Alexander Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14 1876 - June 11 1903 was king of Draga Mašin (nee Lunjevica) ( September 23, 1861 in Gornji Milanovac – June 11, 1903 in Belgrade) also known
• June 12 - Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Sigma Alpha Iota ( ΣΑΙ) is a music fraternity Formed to "uphold the highest ideals of a music education" and "to further the development of music in America" The University of Michigan School of Music Theatre & Dance is an undergraduate and graduate institution for the Performing arts in the United States.

July 23: 1903 Ford Model A. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France.

July-August

• July 1-19 - Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Maurice Garin ( March 3, 1871 - February 19, 1957) was a Road bicycle racer best known for winning the 1903 Tour de France History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France
• July 7 - British take over the Fulani empire. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The Fula or Fulbe or Fulani (the latter being an Anglicisation of the word in their language Fulɓe) are an ethnic group of
• July 23 - Dr. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago becomes the first owner of a Ford Model A. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following See also Ford Model A (1927 The original Ford Model A was the first car produced by Ford Motor Company, beginning production in
• August 2 - The Ilinden Uprising of the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire breaks out. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• August 4 - Pope Pius X succeeds Pope Leo XIII as the 257th pope. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Saint Pius X ( Latin: Pius PP X) ( June 2, 1835 &mdash August 20, 1914) born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
• August 10 - The Paris Metro train fire takes place. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire The disastrous Paris Métro train fire occurred on the evening of August 10, 1903, on what was then Line 2 Nord (2 North of the system and is now
• August 25 - The Judiciary Act 1903 is passed. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the The Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth regulates the structure of the Australian judicial system and invests federal Australian courts with jurisdiction

August 4: Pope Pius X becomes the new pope. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Saint Pius X ( Latin: Pius PP X) ( June 2, 1835 &mdash August 20, 1914) born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the

September-October

• September 11 - The first stock car event is held at the Milwaukee Mile. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul The Milwaukee Mile is a Race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA
• September 14 - Joseph Chamberlain resigns as British Colonial Secretary. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Joseph Chamberlain ( 8 July 1836 &ndash 2 July 1914) was an influential British businessman politician and statesman
• September 24 - Edmund Barton steps down as Prime Minister of Australia and is succeeded by Alfred Deakin. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920 Australian politician and judge was the first Prime Minister of Australia and The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919 Australian politician was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister
• October - Frank Nelson Cole proves that 2⁶⁷-1 is composite by factoring it as 193,707,721 * 761,838,257,287 after trying every Sunday for three years. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Frank Nelson Cole PhD ( September 20 1861 – May 26 1926) was an American Mathematician, born at Ashland,
• October 1 - The first modern World Series pits the National League's Pittsburgh against Boston of the American League. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in
• October 6 - The High Court of Australia sits for the first time. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
• October 10 - The Women's Social and Political Union is founded. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated

November-December

December 17: The second flight by Orville Wright. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

• November 15 - With the encouragement of the United kingdom, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• November 6 - The USA recognizes independence of Panama. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America.
• November 17 - The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority"). Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers The Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, or RSDLP ( Росси́йская Социа́л-Демократи́ческая Рабо́чая The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Mensheviks (Minority (Меньшевик) were a faction of the Russian Revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir
• November 18 - The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the U. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull The Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty was signed on November 18, 1903 (two weeks after Panama 's independence from Colombia) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. S. exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone. The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá was a 553 square mile (1432 km² territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally
• November 23 - Colorado Governor James Hamilton Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. James Hamilton Peabody ( August 21, 1852 in Orange County, Vermont - November 23, 1917 in Cañon City, Colorado Cripple Creek is a statutory city that is the County seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States.
• December 17 - Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an Internal combustion engine with spark-ignition designed to run on petrol ( Gasoline) and similar volatile Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
• December 30 - A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago kills 600. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Iroquois Theater Fire in Chicago Illinois, within twenty minutes claimed 602 lives on December 30, 1903. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Undated

• Lincoln-Lee Legion is established to promote temperance movement and signing of alcohol abstinence pledges by children. The Lincoln-Lee Legion was established by Anti-Saloon League -founder Howard Hyde Russell in 1903 to promote the signing of Abstinence pledges by children See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in

Ongoing

• Philippine-American War (1899-1913)

Births

January

• January 6 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Maurice Abravanel ( January 6, 1903 &ndash September 22, 1993) was a Swiss - American Jewish conductor 1993)
• January 7 - Warren Hull, American actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental John Warren Hull ( January 7 1903 &ndash September 14 1974) was an actor and TV personality active from the 1930s through the 1960s 1974)
• January 11 - Hans Redlich, Austrian composer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Hans Ferdinand Redlich ( Vienna, February 11, 1903 - Manchester, November 27, 1968) was an Austrian classical 1968)
• January 16 - William Grover-Williams, French race car driver and war hero (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Charles Frederick William Grover-Williams (born 16 January 1903 - last seen towards the end of March 1945 believed executed soon afterwards was a Grand 1945)
• January 22 - Fritz Houtermans, Polish physicist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Friedrich Georg "Fritz" Houtermans ( January 22, 1903 &ndash March 1, 1966) was an atomic and nuclear 1966)
• January 27 - John Carew Eccles, Australian neuropsychologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Sir John Carew Eccles, AC FRS FRACP FRSNZ FAAS ( January 27, 1903 &ndash May 2, 1997 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1997)

February

• February 2 - Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Dutch mathematician (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ( February 2 1903, Amsterdam, Netherlands – January 12 1996, Zürich, 1996)
• February 6 - Claudio Arrau, Chilean-born pianist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Claudio Arrau León ( February 6, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1991) was a Chilean Pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations 1991)
• February 8 - Greta Keller, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Greta Keller-Bacon ( February 8, 1903 &ndash November 11, 1977) Vienna -born cabaret singer and Hollywood actress 1977)
• February 8 - Tunku Abdul Rahman, first Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, CH ( February 8 1903 &ndash December 6 1990)
• February 10 - Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Matthias Sindelar (* February 10, 1903 &mdash † January 23, 1939) was an Austrian footballer. 1939)
• February 11 - Rex Lease, American actor (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Rex Lease ( February 11, 1903 &ndash January 3, 1966) was an American Actor. 1966)
• February 11 - Alan Paton, South African writer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988 was a white South African Author and liberal political Activist. 1988)
• February 13 - Georges Simenon, French writer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (ʒɔʀʒ simˈnɔ̃ in French ( February 13, 1903 &ndash September 4, 1989) was a Belgian writer 1989)
• February 16 - Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols 1978)
• February 21 - Anaïs Nin, French writer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Anaïs Nin ana'iːs nin (born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell) ( February 21 1903 - January 14 1977) was 1977)
• February 21 - Raymond Queneau, French poet and novelist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Raymond Queneau ( February 21, 1903 &ndash October 25, 1976) was a French Poet and Novelist and the co-founder 1976)
• February 22 - Morley Callaghan, Canadian writer and media personality (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Edward Morley Callaghan CC, LLB, LLM, LLD, FRSC ( September 22, 1903 &ndash 1990)
• February 22 - Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian Nazi (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Ain-Ervin Mere (from birth to Estification Ain-Ervin Martson, also known as Ain Mere) February 22, 1903 &ndash April 5, 1969 1969)
• February 22 - Frank P. Ramsey, English mathematician (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Frank Plumpton Ramsey ( February 22, 1903 – January 19, 1930) was a British Mathematician who in addition to 1930)
• February 26 - Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Giulio Natta ( February 26 1903, Imperia - Bergamo, 2 May 1979) was an Italian Chemist, who won The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1979)
• February 27 - Grethe Weiser, German actress (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Grethe Weiser ( February 27, 1903 – October 2, 1970) was a German actress. 1970)
• February 28 - Vincente Minnelli, American director (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Vincente Minnelli ( February 28, 1903 &ndash July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award -winning Hollywood director 1986)

March

• March 4 - Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish statesman (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Luis Carrero Blanco 1st Duke of Carrero-Blanco ( March 4, 1903, Santoña, Cantabria &ndash December 20, 1973, 1973)
• March 4 - William C. Boyd, American immunochemist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth William Clouser Boyd ( March 4, 1903 - February 19, 1983) was an American immunochemist who with his wife Lyle during the 1930s made a worldwide 1983)
• March 4 - Dorothy Mackaill, British-born American actress (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Dorothy Mackaill ( March 4, 1903 - August 12, 1990) was a British -born American actress most notably of the Silent 1990)
• March 4 - John Scarne, American magician and card expert (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia ( March 4, 1903 - July 7, 1985) was born in Steubenville Ohio, The United States of America and at some 1985)
• March 6 - Empress Kōjun, Empress consort of Japan (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of ( March 6, 1903 - June 16, 2000) was an empress consort of Japan 2000)
• March 10 - Bix Beiderbecke, American jazz musician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Leon Bix Beiderbecke ( March 10, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1931) was an American Jazz Cornetist and composer as well 1931)
• March 11 - Ronald Syme, New Zealand-born classicist and historian (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Sir Ronald Syme OM ( 11 March, 1903 &ndash 4 September, 1989) New Zealand -born Historian, was an eminent 1989)
• March 11 - Lawrence Welk, American television musician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Lawrence Welk ( March 11, 1903 &ndash May 17, 1992) was a Musician, Accordionist Bandleader, and Television 1992)
• March 14 - Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish politician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Mustafa Barzani (مسته فا بارزانی ( March 14, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was a Kurdish Nationalist leader 1979)
• March 20 - Edgar Buchanan, American actor (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Edgar Buchanan ( March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American Actor with a long career in both Film 1979)
• March 24 - Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt ( March 24, 1903 &ndash January 18, 1995) was a German Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1995)
• March 25 - Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Jewish-American scholar (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Nahum Norbert Glatzer ( March 25, 1903 &mdash February 27, 1990) was a noted American literary scholar theologian and editor 1990)
• March 28 - Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Rudolf Serkin ( March 28, 1903 &ndash May 8, 1991) was a Bohemian-born Pianist. 1991)
• March 31 - H. J. Blackham, British humanist and author

April

• April 6 - Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Harold John Blackham (born March 31, 1903) is a leading British humanist and writer on philosophical and historical subjects Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane ( April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962) was a Catcher and manager in Major League 1962)
• April 6 - Doc Edgerton, American electrical engineering (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus For the police officer see Harry Edgerton Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton ( April 6, 1903 &ndash January 1990)
• April 10 - Clare Boothe Luce, American publisher and writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Clare Boothe Luce ( 10 April 1903, New York City &ndash 9 October 1987, Washington DC) was an American 1987)
• April 12 - Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Jan Tinbergen ( The Hague, April 12, 1903 June 9, 1994 The Hague) Dutch Economist, was awarded The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1994)
• April 15 - John Williams, English-born actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English John Williams ( April 15, 1903 &ndash May 5, 1983) was a British stage film and television actor 1983)
• April 17 - Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Gregor Piatigorsky (Ukrainian Григорий Павлович Пятигорский Grigoriy Pavlovich Pyatigorskiy; April 17, 1903 &ndash August 1976)
• April 17 - Morgan Taylor, American athlete (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Frederick Morgan Taylor ( April 17, 1903 &ndash February 16, 1975) was an American hurdler, winner of three Olympic 1975)
• April 19 - Eliot Ness, American treasury agent (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Eliot Ness ( April 19, 1903 &ndash May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce 1957)
• April 24 - José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia 3rd Marquis of Estella ( April 24 1903, Madrid November 20 1936, Alicante 1936)
• April 25 - Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Андрей Николаевич Колмогоров ( April 25, 1903 - October 20, 1987) was a Soviet 1987)
• April 28 - Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Johan Collett Müller Borgen ( April 28, 1902, Kristiania – October 16, 1979) was a Norwegian author journalist and critic 1979)

May

• May 2 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Benjamin McLane Spock ( May 2, 1903 &ndash March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child 1998)
• May 3 - Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular 1977)
• May 4 - Luther Adler, American actor (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Luther Adler ( May 4, 1903 - December 8, 1984) was an American Actor best known for his work in Theatre, but 1984)
• May 6 - Toots Shor, New York restaurateur (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Bernard "Toots" Shor ( May 6, 1903 – January 23, 1977) was during the 1940s and 1950s the proprietor of a legendary restaurant 1977)
• May 8 - Fernandel, French actor (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin ( May 8, 1903 &ndash February 26, 1971) better known as Fernandel, was a French 1971)
• May 10 - Hans Jonas, German-born philosopher(d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Hans Jonas ( May 10 1903 - February 5 1993) was a German -born philosopher who was from 1955 to 1976 Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy 1993)
• May 11 - Charlie Gehringer, baseball player (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Charles Leonard Gehringer ( May 11 1903 – January 21 1993) nicknamed “ The Mechanical Man,” was a Major League Baseball 1993)
• May 20 - Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE (January 10 1903 &ndash May 20 1975 christened Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth) was a major British 1975)
• May 21 - Frank Sargeson, New Zealand writer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Frank Sargeson ( 21 March 1903  – 1 March 1982) was the pen name of Norris Frank Davey. 1982)
• May 29 - Bob Hope, English-born comedian (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in 2003)

June

• June 1 - Vasyl Velychkovsky Ukrainian bishop (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky ( June 1, 1903, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine - June 30, 1973, Winnipeg, Canada 1973)
• June 6 - Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Aram Khachaturian ( Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան Aram Xačatryan; Russian: Аpaм Ильич Xaчaтypян Aram Il'ič Hačaturjan 1978)
• June 8 - Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-French author (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Marguerite Yourcenar was the Pseudonym of French Novelist Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour ( Brussels 1987)
• June 12 - Emmett Hardy, American musician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Emmett Louis Hardy ( June 12, 1903 &ndash June 16, 1925) was an early Jazz Cornet player and one of the best regarded 1925)
• June 16 - Helen Traubel, American soprano (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Helen Traubel ( June 16 1899 - July 28 1972) was an American operatic dramatic Soprano, best known for her 1972)
• June 16 - Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Huldreich Georg Früh ( June 16 1903 – April 5 1945) was a Swiss composer who produced music and songs for plays by Bertholt Brecht 1945)
• June 18 - Jeanette MacDonald, American singer and actress (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Jeanette MacDonald (June 18 1903 &ndash January 14 1965 was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier 1965)
• June 18 - Raymond Radiguet, French author (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Raymond Radiguet ( June 18, 1903 – December 12, 1923) was a French Author. 1923)
• June 19 - Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American 1941)
• June 19 - Wally Hammond, English cricketer (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Walter Reginald "Wally" Hammond (born 19 June 1903 in Dover, Kent, died 1 July 1965 in Kloof KwaZulu-Natal 1965)
• June 21 - Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Albert Hirschfeld ( June 21, 1903 – January 20, 2003) was a Jewish American Caricaturist best known for his simple black 2003)
• June 22 - John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. John Herbert Dillinger (June 22 1903–July 22 1934 was a notorious Bank robber in mid-western America 1934)
• June 25 - Pierre Brossolette, French journalist and resistance fighter (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Pierre Brossolette ( 25 June 1903 &ndash 22 March 1944) was a French socialist journalist and member of French Resistance 1944)
• June 25 - George Orwell, English author (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer 1950)
• June 29 - Alan Blumlein, British electronics engineer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Alan Dower Blumlein ( June 29, 1903 in Hampstead, London – June 7, 1942) was an Electronics Engineer 1942)

July

• July 1 - Amy Johnson, English aviator (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1941)
• July 2 - Harwell Hamilton Harris, American architect (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Harwell Hamilton Harris (1903 Redlands California - November 18 1990 Raleigh North Carolina) was a modernist American architect noted for his work in Southern 1990)
• July 2 - Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 was a British 1995)
• July 2 - King Olav V of Norway (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Olav V (2 July 1903 &ndash 17 January 1991 was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death 1991)
• July 3 - Ace Bailey, Canadian hockey player (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Irvine Wallace "Ace" Bailey ( July 3, 1903 – April 7, 1992) was an Ice hockey player who competed for the Toronto 1992)
• July 4 - Corrado Cardinal Bafile, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Corrado Bafile ( July 4 1903 &ndash February 3[[ 005]] was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal 2005)
• July 6 - Hugo Theorell, Swedish scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell ( July 6, 1903 &ndash August 15, 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1982)
• July 10 - John Wyndham, British author (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. John Wyndham was the main Pen name used by the often post-apocalyptic British Science fiction writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris 1969)
• July 13 - Kenneth Clark, English art historian (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Kenneth McKenzie Clark Baron Clark, OM, CH, KCB, FBA ( July 13, 1903 &ndash May 21, 1983) was an 1983)
• July 21 - Roy Neuberger, American financier and art collector

August

• August 3 - Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Roy R Neuberger (born July 21, 1903) is an American Financier who has contributed money to the cause of public awareness and publicity Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Habib Bourguiba (حبيب بورقيبة Ḥabīb Būrqība ( August 3, 1903 &ndash April 6, 2000) was a Tunisian statesman and the 2000)
• August 6 - Virginia Foster Durr, American civil rights activist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Virginia Foster Durr ( August 6 1903 - February 24 1999) was an American and a white Civil rights activist and lobbyist 1999)
• August 7 - Louis Leakey, British archaeologist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey ( LSB Leakey) ( August 7, 1903 – October 1 1972) was a Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist 1972)
• August 18 - Lucienne Boyer, French singer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Lucienne Boyer ( Paris, August 18 1903 - Paris, December 6 1983) was a French female singer best known for her song " 1983)
• August 23 - William Primrose, Scottish violist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire William Primrose CBE ( August 23, 1904 - May 1, 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher probably the best 1982)

September

• September 7 - Shimaki Kensaku, Japanese author (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. was the Pen-name of a Japanese author in Shōwa period Japan His real name was. 1945)
• September 9 - Phyllis Whitney, American mystery writer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Phyllis Ayame Whitney ( September 9, 1903 &ndash February 8, 2008) was an American mystery writer 2008)
• September 9 - Edward Upward, British author
• September 11 - Theodor Adorno, German philosopher (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Edward Falaise Upward (born September 9, 1903) is a British novelist and short story writer Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno ( September 11, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1969) was a German -born international sociologist 1969)
• September 13 - Claudette Colbert, American actress (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Claudette Colbert ( IPA: /koʊlˈbɛɹ/ ( September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was a French -born American stage 1996)
• September 15 - Roy Acuff, American country musician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Roy Claxton Acuff ( September 15, 1903 &ndash November 23, 1992) was an American country Musician known 1992)
• September 17 - Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Karel Leendert Miljon ( September 17, 1903 &ndash February 8, 1984) was a Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in 1984)
• September 21 - Preston Tucker, American automobile designer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Preston Thomas Tucker ( September 21, 1903 &ndash December 26, 1956) was an American Automobile designer and entrepreneur 1956)
• September 25 - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, Pakistani journalist, theologian, and philosopher (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi (Urdu سید ابو الاعلىٰ مودودی - alternative spellings of last name Maudoodi, and Mawdudi) ( -) also known 1979)
• September 25 - Mark Rothko, Latvian-born painter (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Mark Rothko, born Marcus Rothkowitz ( Latvian: Marks Rotko; September 25, 1903 &ndash February 25, 1970 1970)

October

• October 1 - Vladimir Horowitz, Russian pianist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (ולדימיר הורוביץ Владимир Самойлович Горовиц Vladimir Samojlovič Gorovits; Володимир Самійлович 1989)
• October 4 - John Vincent Atanasoff, American computer engineer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas John Vincent Atanasoff ( Bulgarian: Джон Винсент Атанасов Dzhon Vinsent Atanasov) ( October 4, 1903 &ndash June 15 1995)
• October 5 - M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Marion King Hubbert (October 5 1903 &ndash October 11 1989 was a Geoscientist who worked at the Shell research 1989)
• October 6 - Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (6 October 1903 &ndash 25 June 1995 was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate for his work with John Cockcroft with The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1995)
• October 9 - Walter O'Malley, American baseball executive (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Walter Francis O'Malley (October 9 1903 &ndash August 9 1979 was an American 1979)
• October 16 - Cecile de Brunhoff, French storyteller (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Cecile de Brunhoff ( October 16, 1903 &ndash April 7, 2003) was a French storyteller and the co-creator of the Babar stories 2003)
• October 18 - Lina Radke, German athlete (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Karoline ("Lina" Radke-Batschauer ( October 18, 1903 &ndash February 14, 1983) was a German runner. 1983)
• October 22 - George Wells Beadle, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus George Wells Beadle ( October 22, 1903 &ndash June 9, 1989) was an American Scientist in the field of Genetics The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1989)
• October 22 - Zlatyu Boyadzhiev, Bulgarian painter (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Zlatio Georgiev Boiadjiev (Златю Бояджиев ( October 22 1903 &ndash February 2 1976) was a Bulgarian painter 1976)
• October 22 - Jerome "Curly Howard" Horwitz, American comedian and actor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Curly Howard ( October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) was a member of the American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges 1952)
• October 25 - Katharine Byron, American politician (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Katharine Edgar Byron ( October 25, 1903 &ndash December 28, 1976) a democrat, was a U 1976)
• October 25 - Harry Shoulberg, American painter (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Harry Shoulberg (1903 &ndash 1995 was an American Expressionist painter. 1995)
• October 28 - Evelyn Waugh, English writer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Arthur Evelyn St John Waugh (ˈiːvlɪn ˈwɔː (28 October 1903 &ndash 10 April 1966 was an English Writer, best known for such darkly humorous and 1966)

November

• November 1 - Max Adrian, Northern Irish actor (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Max Adrian ( 1 November 1903 &ndash 19 January 1973) was an Irish stage, Film and Television Actor 1973)
• November 2 - Edgard Potier, Belgian spy (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Dominique Edgard Antoine Potier ( 1903 - 1944 was a Belgian airforce officer during World War II who participated in a combat rescue program known as Mission 1944)
• November 3 - Walker Evans, American photographer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. For the off-road and NASCAR driver see Walker Evans (racer. Walker Evans ( November 3, 1903 &ndash April 10, 1975)
• November 6 - Carl Rakosi, German-born poet (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Carl Rakosi ( November 6, 1903 &ndash June 25, 2004) was the last surviving member of the original group of poets who were given the rubric 2004)
• November 7 - Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Konrad Zacharias Lorenz ( November 7, 1903 in Vienna &ndash February 27, 1989 in Vienna) was an Austrian The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1989)
• November 19 - Nancy Carroll, American actress (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Nancy Carroll ( November 19, 1903 &ndash August 6, 1965) was an American actress 1965)
• November 27 - Lars Onsager, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Lars Onsager ( November 27, 1903 &ndash October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian – American physical chemist and The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1976)
• November 29 - E. Harold Munn, American temperance movement leader and presidential candidate (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Earle Harold Munn, also known as E Harold Munn ( November 29, 1903 - June 6, 1992) was a United States Politician 1992)

December

• December 5 - Johannes Heesters, Dutch singer and actor
• December 5 - Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Johannes Heesters (born December 5, 1903) is a Dutch Actor, Singer, and Entertainer with a 87-year career almost exclusively Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Cecil Frank Powell ( December 5, 1903 &ndash August 9, 1969) was a British Physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1969)
• December 4 - Lazar Lagin, Soviet writer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Lazar Lagin (Лазарь Иосифович Лагин Lazar Yosifovych Lagin (pen-name of Lazar Ginzburg December 4, 1903 in Vitebsk &ndash June 1979)
• December 12 - Dagmar Nordstrom, American composer and pianist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Dagmar Nordstrom ( December 12, 1903 &ndash April 9, 1976) was a composer pianist singer known with her 1976)
• December 12 - Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese film director (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian was an influential Japanese Filmmaker. Marriage and family were among the most persistent themes in his body of work 1963)
• December 12 - A. L. Rowse, English historian (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Alfred Leslie Rowse, CH FBA ( December 4, 1903 &ndash October 3, 1997) known professionally as A 1997)
• December 19 - George Davis Snell, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. George Davis Snell ( December 19, 1903 &ndash June 6, 1996) was an American mouse Geneticist and basic transplant The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1996)
• December 22 - Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Haldan Keffer Hartline ( December 22, 1903 &ndash March 17, 1983) was an American physiologist who was a cowinner (with The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1983)
• December 24 - Joseph Cornell, American sculptor (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Joseph Cornell ( December 24, 1903 &ndash December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor one of the pioneers and most celebrated 1972)
• December 26 - Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr ( December 26, 1903 was an American actor who made a career out of playing cowardly villains and neurotics earning him the nickname "Hollywood's 1995)
• December 28 - Earl Hines, American jazz pianist (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, ( 28 December, 1903 Duquesne Pennsylvania &ndash 22 April 1983)
• December 28 - John von Neumann, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of 1957)
• December 31 - Nathan Milstein, Ukrainian violinist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Nathan Mironovich Milstein ( December 31, 1903 - December 21, 1992) was a Russian -born American virtuoso Violinist 1992)
• December 31 - Will Mastin, American vaudevillian (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Will Mastin, also credited as Will Maston (1903 - 1975 dancer and singer 1975)

Deaths

January - June

• January 3 - Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Alois Hitler (born Alois Schicklgruber; 7 June 1837 – 3 January 1903 was the father of Adolf Hitler. 1837)
• January 17 - Quintin Hogg, British philanthropist (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Quintin Hogg may refer to Quintin Hogg (merchant (1845&ndash1903 English merchant and philanthropist Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone 1845)
• January 28 - Augusta Holmès, French composer (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Augusta Mary Anne Holmès ( December 18, 1847 - January 28, 1903) was a French Composer of Irish descent 1847)
• January 28 - Robert Planquette, French composer (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Jean Robert Planquette ( July 31, 1848 – January 28, 1903) French Composer of songs and operettas was born in Paris 1850)
• February 1 - Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Irish mathematician and physicist (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Sir George Gabriel Stokes 1st Baronet FRS ( 13 August 1819 &ndash 1 February 1903) was a mathematician and physicist 1819)
• February 7 - James Glaisher, English meteorologist and aeronaut (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince See also James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, the mathematician James Glaisher, FRS, was an English Meteorologist 1809)
• February 14 - Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Elisabeth Franziska Maria Archduchess of Austria Princess of Hungary and Bohemia ( 17 January 1831, Ofen Hungary - 14 February 1903 1831)
• February 22 - Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Hugo Wolf (March 13 1860 – February 22 1903 was an Austrian Composer of Slovene origin particularly noted for his art songs or Lieder. 1860)
• February 26 - Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Dr Richard Jordan Gatling ( September 12, 1818 &ndash February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the 1818)
• March 4 - Joseph Henry Shorthouse, English novelist (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Joseph Henry Shorthouse ( September 9, 1834 - March 4, 1903) Novelist, born at Birmingham, where he was a chemical manufacturer 1834)
• March 6 - Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris, French scholar (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris ( August 9, 1839 – March 5, 1903) known as Gaston Paris was a French writer and scholar 1839)
• March 13 - George Granville Bradley, English vicar and scholar (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. George Granville Bradley ( December 11, 1821 &ndash March 13, 1903) was an English divine and scholar 1821)
• March 16 - Roy Bean, American pioneer (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Phantly Roy Bean (c 1825 &ndash March 16, 1903) was an eccentric U 1825)
• March 28 - Emile Baudot, French telegraph engineer (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot, ( September 11 1845 &ndash March 28 1903) French telegraph engineer and inventor 1845)
• April 19 - Oliver Mowat, Canadian politician (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Sir Oliver Mowat GCMG, PC, QC ( July 22, 1820 &ndash 19 April, 1903) was a Canadian politician 1820)
• April 28 - Willard Gibbs, American physical chemist (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Josiah Willard Gibbs ( February 11, 1839 &ndash April 28, 1903) was an American theoretical Physicist, Chemist 1839)
• May 4 - Gotse Delchev, Bulgarian revolutionary (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Georgi Nikolov Delchev (1872-1903 ( Bulgarian and Macedonian: Георги Николов Делчев was an important 19th century revolutionary figure in 1872)
• May 9 - Paul Gauguin, French painter (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903 was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. 1848)
• May 13 - Apolinario Mabini, Filipino political theoretician and Prime Minister (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 1864)
• May 29 - Aleksandar Obrenović, Serbian king (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Alexander I or Alexander Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14 1876 - June 11 1903 was king of 1876)
• June 11 - Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Nikolai Vasilievich Bugaev (Николай Васильевич Бугаев September 14 1837 - June 11 1903) was a prominent Russian 1837)
• June 19 - Herbert Vaughan, English Catholic cardinal and archbishop (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Herbert Alfred Vaughan ( April 15, 1832 &ndash June 19, 1903) was a British Catholic cardinal and Archbishop 1832)

July - December

• July 2 - Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Edward James Delahanty (October 30 1867 &ndash July 2 1903 nicknamed "Big Ed" was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player from 1888 to 1903 1867)
• July 11 - William Ernest Henley, English poet, critic, and editor (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. William Ernest Henley ( August 23, 1849 &ndash July 11, 1903) was an English Poet, Critic and editor 1849)
• July 13 - Béni Kállay, Austro-Hungarian statesman (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Béni Kállay de Nagy-Kálló or Benjamin von Kállay ( -) Austro-Hungarian statesman was born at Budapest. 1839)
• July 17 - James McNeill Whistler, American painter (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians 1834)
• July 20 - Pope Leo XIII, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope 1810)
• August 1 - Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Martha Jane Cannary-Burke, better known as Calamity Jane ( May 1 1852 &ndash August 1 1903) was a Frontierswoman 1852)
• August 5 - Phil May, English artist (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Phil May ( 22 April 1864 – 5 August 1903) was an English Caricaturist. 1864)
• August 17 - Hans Gude, Norwegian painter (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Hans Fredrik Gude ( March 13 1825 Later Gude would work specifically on his figures while at Karlsruhe and so began populating his paintings with them 1825)
• August 22 - Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. "Lord Salisbury" redirects here For other holders of the title see Marquess of Salisbury. 1830)
• September 18 - Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated A different Alexander Bain invented the electric clock Facsimile machine and Earth battery. 1818)
• October 4 - Otto Weininger, Austrian-Jewish author (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Otto Weininger ( April 3, 1880 – October 4, 1903) was an Austrian Philosopher. 1880)
• October 20 - Thomas Vincent Welch, American politician (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Thomas Vincent Welch ( October 1 1850 – October 20 1903) was a New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent 1850)
• November 1 - Theodor Mommsen, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen ( 30 November 1817 &ndash 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1817)
• November 13 - Camille Pissarro, French painter (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Camille Pissarro ( July 10 1830 &ndash November 13 1903) was a French Impressionist painter. 1830)
• December 8 - Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Herbert Spencer ( April 27, 1820 – December 8, 1903) was an English Philosopher; prominent classical liberal 1820)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Antoine Henri Becquerel, Pierre Curie, Marie Curie
• Chemistry - Svante August Arrhenius
• Medicine - Niels Ryberg Finsen
• Literature - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
• Peace - William Randal Cremer

References

External links