April 1903
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The following events occurred in April 1903:
April 1, 1903 (Wednesday)
- The Midwives Act 1902 comes into effect in the UK, requiring midwives to be certified and penalizing any woman practising midwifery without certification.[1]
April 2, 1903 (Thursday)
- Composer Pietro Mascagni leaves New York City after completing a tour of the United States.[2]
April 3, 1903 (Friday)
- Born: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Indian social reformer and freedom fighter (died 1988); Peter Huchel, German poet, in Lichterfelde, under the name Hellmut Huchel (died 1981)
April 4, 1903 (Saturday)
- In the UK, the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and the Wrexham and District Electric Tramways both become operational.[3]
- Democrat John Nelson Hinkle is defeated by Republican Robert H. Jeffrey in the election for Mayor of Columbus, Ohio.[4]
- Scotland defeat England in the final match of the British Home Championship football tournament, resulting in a three-way tie for first place in the competition.[5]
April 5, 1903 (Sunday)
- French composer Gabriel Fauré is invested as an officer of the Légion d'honneur.[6]
April 7, 1903 (Tuesday)
- In Florida, United States, the Apalachicola Northern Railroad (later AN Railway) obtains its charter.
April 8, 1903 (Wednesday)
- At the Camborne by-election in the UK, caused by the death of sitting Liberal MP William Sproston Caine, the seat is retained for the Liberals by 74-year-old Wilfrid Lawson.[7]
- 1903 Copa del Rey Final: Athletic Bilbao defeat Madrid CF 3-2 at the Estadio del Hipódromo in Madrid, to win Spain's football cup.[8]
April 9, 1903 (Thursday)
- William Propsting becomes Premier of Tasmania.[9]
April 10, 1903 (Friday)
- US tycoon Joseph Pulitzer donates $2 million to Columbia University, to found a school of journalism, also making allowance for literary prizes.[10]
April 11, 1903 (Saturday)
- The 8th Paris–Roubaix cycle race is won by Hippolyte Aucouturier.[11]
- Died: Gemma Galgani, 25, Italian mystic and Catholic saint (tuberculosis)[12]
April 12, 1903 (Sunday)
- A partial lunar eclipse takes place.
- Born: Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and Nobel laureate, in The Hague (died 1994)
April 13, 1903 (Monday)
- Died: Moritz Lazarus, 78, German philosopher
April 14, 1903 (Tuesday)
- Aberdeen Football Club is founded, in Scotland.[13]
April 18, 1903 (Saturday)
- In the UK, the 1903 FA Cup Final is won by Bury F.C., who defeat Derby County F.C. 6-0 at Crystal Palace.[14]
April 19, 1903 (Sunday)
- The first of the Kishinev pogroms takes place in Kishinev, capital of the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. At least 47 Jews are killed and a further 92 are seriously injured during two days of rioting, led by priests and encouraged by the press.[15]
- Born: Eliot Ness, US law enforcement agent, in Chicago (died 1957)
April 20, 1903 (Monday)
- John Aitken is elected unopposed as Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand.[16]
April 21, 1903 (Tuesday)
- The Norwegian steamer Freia is wrecked near Scharhörn during a passage from Kristiana to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[17]
April 22, 1903 (Wednesday)
- The New York Stock Exchange opens its new building in Broad Street, New York City, United States.[18]
April 23, 1903 (Thursday)
- The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Thomson Ritchie, announces the repeal of Corn Duty, to come into force on 1 July 1903.[19]
April 24, 1903 (Friday)
- Born: José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician, in Madrid (died 1936)
April 25, 1903 (Saturday)
- In the UK, the final of the rugby league Challenge Cup takes place at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, and is won by Halifax, who defeat Salford 7-0.[20]
- Born: Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician, in Tambov (died 1987)
April 26, 1903 (Sunday)
- The Spanish football club Atlético Madrid is officially founded.[21]
- The first round of voting takes place in the Spanish general election.[22]
- The 12th season of league football in Argentina begins, with six teams competing.[23]
April 27, 1903 (Monday)
- The Jamaica Race Course opens in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. The Excelsior Handicap is run for the first time as part of the opening celebrations.[24]
April 28, 1903 (Tuesday)
- 1903 Manzikert earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 strikes Manzikert in eastern Turkey. Approximately 3,500 people and 20,000 animals are killed.[25]
April 29, 1903 (Wednesday)
- Frank Slide: The mining town of Frank, Alberta, Canada, is devastated by a rockslide caused by limestone breaking off the summit of Turtle Mountain. About 70–90 people are killed, mostly buried alive.[26]
References
- 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.
- Alan Mallach (2002). Pietro Mascagni and His Operas. UPNE. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-55553-524-7.
- The Golden Age of Tramways. Taylor and Francis.
- "Columbus; Campaign Ends in Cleveland". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. April 5, 1903. p. 25. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- Guy Oliver (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
- http://www.linguasport.com/FUTBOL/nacional/copa/cup.htm
- Parliamentary library profile
- "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.
- "The Emirates FA Cup, Past Results". The FA. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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- "SV Freia (+1903)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- Jackie Craven (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.
- Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (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" (PDF) (in Spanish). boe.es. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- Argentina 1903 by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com
- "New Track Opens To-day". The New York Times. April 27, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
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