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In the year 1903
743 Notable birthdays
Theodor W. Adorno
German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969).
Born September 11th, 1903 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1969 at 65 years old in Visp.
Florence Owens Thompson
Native-american farm worker, subject of dorothea lange's famous photo migrant mother (1903-1983).
Born September 1st, 1903 in Indian Territory.
Died September 16th, 1983 at 80 years old in Scotts Valley.
Dean Jagger
American actor (1903-1991).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Lima, Columbus Grove.
Died February 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica.
Edgar Buchanan
American actor (1903–1979).
Born March 20th, 1903 in Humansville.
Died April 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Palm Desert (stroke).
Tunku Abdul Rahman
First prime minister of malaysia (1903-1990).
Born February 8th, 1903 in Alor Setar.
Died December 6th, 1990 at 87 years old in Penang.
Syed Abul Ala Maududi
South asian islamic scholar, founder of jamaat-e-islami (1903–1979).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Aurangabad.
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City.
Edgar Bergen
American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1978 at 75 years old in Las Vegas (kidney failure).
Jiro Horikoshi
Japanese engineer.
Born June 22nd, 1903 in Fujioka.
Died January 11th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Yasujirō Ozu
Japanese film director, screenwriter (1903–1963).
Born December 12th, 1903 in Fukagawa-ku.
Died December 12th, 1963 at 60 years old in Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital (laryngeal cancer).
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
American politician (1903-1987).
Born August 1st, 1903 in Baltimore.
Died August 23rd, 1987 at 84 years old in Baltimore.
Amy Johnson
Pioneering english aviator.
Born July 1st, 1903 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 5th, 1941 at 37 years old in Thames estuary (aircraft crash).
Benjamin Spock
American pediatrician and author of baby and child care (1903-1998).
Born May 2nd, 1903 in New Haven.
Died March 15th, 1998 at 94 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Joseph Valachi
American mobster (1904–1971).
Born September 22nd, 1903 in Brooklyn.
Died April 3rd, 1971 at 67 years old in Anthony (myocardial infarction).
Jeanette MacDonald
American singer and actress (1903-1965).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1965 at 61 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Hanke
German general and last reichsführer-ss (1903-1945).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Lubań.
Died June 8th, 1945 at 41 years old in Nová Ves nad Popelkou.
Diana Vreeland
American magazine editor (1903–1989).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Aram Khachaturian
Armenian soviet composer and conductor (1903–1978).
Born June 6th, 1903 in Kojori, Tbilisi. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1978 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Graham Sutherland
English artist (1903-1980).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Streatham. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Streatham. [ref]
Galeazzo Ciano
Italian noble, diplomat and politician (1903-1944).
Born March 18th, 1903 in Livorno.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 40 years old in Verona (gunshot wound).
Georges Simenon
Belgian writer (1903–1986).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Liège.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Lausanne.
Preston Tucker
American businessman (1903-1956).
Born September 21st, 1903 in Michigan.
Died December 26th, 1956 at 53 years old in Ypsilanti (pneumonia).
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician (1903-1931).
Born March 10th, 1903 in Davenport.
Died August 6th, 1931 at 28 years old in Long Island (pneumonia).
Alan Napier
English actor (1903–1988).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Kings Norton.
Died August 8th, 1988 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Roy Acuff
American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992).
Born September 15th, 1903 in Maynardville.
Died November 23rd, 1992 at 89 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Godfrey
American radio personality and television actor (1903-1983).
Born August 31st, 1903 in Manhattan.
Died March 16th, 1983 at 79 years old in Manhattan (pulmonary emphysema).
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You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope