What Happened on November 1, 1903

Famous Birthdays

  • Don Robey, American record label executive (Peacock; Duke) and record producer, born in Houston, Texas (d. 1975)
  • Edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian Rules Football midfielder (winner inaugural Brownlow Medal 1924), born in Warragul, Victoria (d. 1963)
  • Gerard Nabrink, Dutch anti-militarist (Never Again War Federation), campaigner for sexual reform (NVSH - Nederlandse Vereniging Seksuele Hervorming), writer, and bookseller, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
  • Jean Tardieu, French dramatist, born in St Germain de Joux (d. 1995)
  • Max Adrian, Irish actor (Devils, Music Lover), born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh (d. 1973)

Famous Deaths

Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903)

German historian and scholar (Nobel Prize in Literature 1902), dies at 85

Died in 1903 1903 Highlights

About November 1, 1903

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 120 years, 5 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Scorpio