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In the year 1903
743 Notable birthdays
Pierre Veyron
French racing driver (1903-1970).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Berc. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 67 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
C. F. Powell
British physicist.
Born December 5th, 1903 in Tonbridge.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 65 years old in Lake Como.
Grigori Aleksandrov
Soviet film director (1903-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Yekaterinburg.
Died December 16th, 1984 at 81 years old in Moscow (urinary tract infection).
J. Howard McGrath
American politician (1903-1966).
Born November 28th, 1903 in Woonsocket.
Died September 2nd, 1966 at 62 years old in Narragansett (myocardial infarction).
Julio Antonio Mella
Cuban politician (1903-1929).
Born March 25th, 1903 in Havana.
Died January 11th, 1929 at 25 years old in Mexico City.
Nikos Zachariadis
Greek politician (1903-1973).
Born May 10th, 1903 in Edirne.
Died August 1st, 1973 at 70 years old in Surgut.
Germán Busch
President of bolivia (1937-1939).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in San Javier.
Died August 23rd, 1939 at 36 years old in La Paz (gunshot wound).
Silvina Ocampo
Argentine writer.
Born July 28th, 1903 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 14th, 1993 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Andrea Palma
Mexican actress (1903–1987).
Born April 16th, 1903 in Victoria de Durango.
Died November 11th, 1987 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Mahmoud Hessabi
Iranian scientist.
Born February 23rd, 1903 in Tehran.
Died September 3rd, 1992 at 89 years old in Geneva.
Rudolf Wolters
German architect (1903-1983).
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Coesfeld.
Died January 7th, 1983 at 79 years old in Coesfeld (cancer).
Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo
Malagasy poet who is widely considered to be africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of madagascar. (1901–1937).
Born March 4th, 1903 in Antananarivo.
Died June 23rd, 1937 at 34 years old in Antananarivo (cyanide poisoning).
Nicolaas Johannes Diederichs
South african politician (1903-1978).
Born November 17th, 1903 in Ladybrand.
Died August 21st, 1978 at 74 years old in Pretoria (myocardial infarction).
Werner Ostendorff
German general (1903-1945).
Born August 15th, 1903 in Königsberg.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 41 years old in Bad Aussee (gangrene).
Abebe Aregai
Prime minister of ethiopia (1903-1960).
Born August 18th, 1903.
Died December 17th, 1960 at 57 years old in Guenete Leul Palace.
Ferenc Nagy
Hungarian politician (1903-1979).
Born October 8th, 1903 in Bisse.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 75 years old in Fairfax.
Antanas Sniečkus
Soviet politician (1903-1974).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Šakiai.
Died January 22nd, 1974 at 71 years old in Druskininkai.
Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley
Daughter of grand duke paul alexandrovich of russia (1903–1990).
Born December 21st, 1903 in Paris.
Died November 15th, 1990 at 86 years old in Paris.
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died January 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Zurich.
Fumiko Hayashi
Japanese writer (1903–1951).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 29th, 1951 at 47 years old in Tokyo.
W. Ross Ashby
British psychiatrist (1903-1972).
Born September 6th, 1903 in London.
Died November 15th, 1972 at 69 years old in Tockington.
Tiny Thompson
Ice hockey goaltender: first goaltender to stop the puck by catching it (1903-1981).
Born May 31st, 1903 in Sandon.
Died February 9th, 1981 at 77 years old in Calgary.
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
German general.
Born July 28th, 1903 in Bradford.
Died November 9th, 1960 at 57 years old in Düsseldorf.
Grès
French grand couturier (1903–1993).
Born November 30th, 1903 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 24th, 1993 at 89 years old in La Valette-du-Var.
W. V. D. Hodge
British mathematician.
Born June 17th, 1903 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 72 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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