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The following events occurred in April 1903:
- The Midwives Act 1902 came into effect in the UK, requiring midwives to be certified and penalizing any woman practising midwifery without certification.[1]
- Died: Elliott Zborowski (born William Elliott Morris Zborowski), American racing driver, race crash (b. 1856)[2][3]
- Composer Pietro Mascagni left New York City after completing a tour of the United States.[4]
- Born:
- Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Indian social reformer and freedom fighter (died 1988)
- Peter Huchel, German poet, in Lichterfelde, under the name Hellmut Huchel (died 1981)
- In the UK, the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and the Wrexham and District Electric Tramways both became operational.[5]
- Democrat John Nelson Hinkle was defeated by Republican Robert H. Jeffrey in the election for Mayor of Columbus, Ohio.[6]
- Scotland defeated England in the final match of the British Home Championship football tournament, resulting in a three-way tie for first place in the competition.[7]
- French composer Gabriel Fauré was invested as an officer of the Légion d'honneur.[8]
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- In Florida, United States, the Apalachicola Northern Railroad (later AN Railway) obtained its charter.
- At the Camborne by-election in the UK, caused by the death of sitting Liberal MP William Sproston Caine, 74-year-old Wilfrid Lawson retained the seat for the Liberals.[9]
- 1903 Copa del Rey Final: Athletic Bilbao defeated Madrid CF 3-2 at the Estadio del Hipódromo in Madrid, to win Spain's football cup.[10]
- William Propsting became Premier of Tasmania.[11]
- Three men were killed when a 12-inch (305 mm) gun in the forward turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-4) shattered during firing practice.[12]
- US tycoon Joseph Pulitzer donated $2 million to Columbia University, to found a school of journalism, also making allowance for literary prizes.[13]
- Hippolyte Aucouturier won the 8th Paris–Roubaix cycle race.[14]
- Died: Gemma Galgani, 25, Italian mystic and Catholic saint (tuberculosis)[15]
- A partial lunar eclipse took place.
- Born: Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and Nobel laureate, in The Hague (died 1994)
- Died: Moritz Lazarus, 78, German philosopher
- Aberdeen Football Club was founded, in Scotland.[16]
- Two workers were killed and two injured by a delayed explosion of dynamite during construction of the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[17]
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- In the UK, the 1903 FA Cup Final was won by Bury F.C., who defeated Derby County F.C. 6-0 at Crystal Palace.[18]
- The first of the Kishinev pogroms took place in Kishinev, capital of the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. At least 47 Jews were killed and a further 92 were seriously injured during two days of rioting, led by priests and encouraged by the press.[19]
- Born: Eliot Ness, US law enforcement agent, in Chicago (died 1957, heart attack)[20]
- John Aitken was elected unopposed as Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand.[21]
- The Norwegian steamer Freia was wrecked near Scharhörn during a passage from Kristiania to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[22]
- The New York Stock Exchange opened its new building in Broad Street, New York City, United States.[23]
- The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Thomson Ritchie, announced the repeal of Corn Duty, to come into force on 1 July 1903.[24]
- Born: José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician, in Madrid (died 1936)
- In the UK, the final of the rugby league Challenge Cup took place at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, and was won by Halifax, who defeated Salford 7-0.[25]
- Born: Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician, in Tambov (died 1987)
- The Spanish football club Atlético Madrid was officially founded.[26]
- The first round of voting took place in the Spanish general election.[27]
- The 12th season of league football in Argentina began, with six teams competing.[28]
- The Jamaica Race Course opened in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. The Excelsior Handicap was run for the first time as part of the opening celebrations.[29]
- 1903 Manzikert earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Manzikert in eastern Turkey. Approximately 3,500 people and 20,000 animals were killed.[30]
- Frank Slide: The mining town of Frank, North-West Territories, Canada, was devastated by a rockslide caused by limestone breaking off the summit of Turtle Mountain. About 70–90 people were killed, mostly buried alive.[31]
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References
[edit]- ^ The Public General Acts Passed in the Second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King Edward the Seventh. London: printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1902.
- ^ H. H. (11 April 1903). "Zum Tode des Grafen Zborowski" [On the Death of Count Zborowski.]. Automobilismus. Sport & Salon (in German). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 20 November 2021 – via ANNO.
- ^ "Count Eliot Zborowski 23/6/1856 - 1/4/1903". HistoricRacing. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Mallach, Alan (2002). Pietro Mascagni and His Operas. UPNE. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-55553-524-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Taylor and Francis.
- ^ "Columbus; Campaign Ends in Cleveland". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. April 5, 1903. p. 25. Retrieved 10 November 2013 – via Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
- ^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
- ^ "Fauré Gabriel Urbain". musicologie.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ West Cumberland Times, 20 May 1903
- ^ "Linguasport - Spanish Cup (F)". [dead link]
- ^ "Parliamentary library profile". Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ "Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other Incidents Not Directly the Result of Enemy Action". Naval History and Heritage Command. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Report to the Executors and Trustees of the Estate of Joseph Pulitzer..." (PDF). 1915. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "8th Paris – Roubaix, 1903". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Germanus, Venerable Father (2000). The Life of St. Gemma Galgani. Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-0895556691.
- ^ Stirling, Kevin. "Aberdeen v Dundee". Aberdeen Football Club. Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Mount Washington Transit Tunnel". brooklineconnection.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "The Emirates FA Cup, Past Results". The FA. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^
Rosenthal, Herman; Rosenthal, Max (1901–1906). "Kishinef (Kishinev)". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- ^ "Eliot Ness - Ohio History Central". www.ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved 24 November 2021. [dead link]
- ^ "Mayoral Election". Free Lance. Vol. III, no. 147. 25 April 1903. p. 22. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "SV Freia (+1903)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Craven, Jackie (9 August 2016). "Architecture of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Building in NYC". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "The British Budget". The Adelaide Advertiser. 25 April 1903. Retrieved 14 March 2017 – via Trove.
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995–1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ "Atletico Madrid Club History". AtleticoFans. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ "Real decreto declarando disueltos el Congreso de los Diputados y la parte electiva del Senado, de 26 de marzo de 1903" [Royal decree declaring dissolved the Congress of Deputies and the elective part of the Senate, of 26 March 1903] (PDF) (in Spanish). boe.es. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo. "Argentina 1903". RSSSF.com.
- ^ "New Track Opens To-day". The New York Times. April 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ Ambraseys, N. (2001), "Reassessment of earthquakes, 1900–1999, in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East" (PDF), Geophysical Journal International, 145 (2): 471–485, Bibcode:2001GeoJI.145..471A, doi:10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01396.x
- ^ "Landslides". Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
