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In the year 1903
743 Notable birthdays
John Eccles
Australian neurophysiologist (1903–1997).
Born January 27th, 1903 in Melbourne.
Died May 2nd, 1997 at 94 years old in Tenero-Contra.
Johannes Heesters
Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011).
Born December 5th, 1903 in Amersfoort.
Died December 24th, 2011 at 108 years old in Starnberg (stroke). [ref]
Alice Herz-Sommer
British jewish pianist and music teacher from bohemia.
Born November 26th, 1903 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2014 at 110 years old in London (disease).
Rudolf Serkin
Bohemian-born american pianist.
Born March 28th, 1903 in Cheb.
Died May 8th, 1991 at 88 years old in Guilford (cancer).
Big Joe Williams
American delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Crawford.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 79 years old in Macon.
Gloria Holden
British-american actress (1903-1991).
Born September 5th, 1903 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1991 at 87 years old in Redlands (disease).
Guy Simonds
Canadian general (1903–1974).
Born April 23rd, 1903 in Ixworth.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Leonid Kinskey
American actor (1903-1998).
Born April 18th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 1998 at 95 years old in Fountain Hills (stroke).
Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
German female aviator and test pilot in german luftwaffe dive bombers during world war ii.
Born January 9th, 1903 in Krotoszyn.
Died April 8th, 1945 at 42 years old in Straßkirchen.
George E. Stone
American actor (1903-1967).
Died May 26th, 1967 at 64 years old in Los Angeles, Woodland Hills (stroke).
Charles Rigoulot
French weightlifter (1903–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1903 in Le Vésinet.
Died August 22nd, 1962 at 58 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Otto Abetz
Nazi germany's ambassador to vichy france during world war ii, convicted of war crimes (1903–1958).
Born March 26th, 1903 in Schwetzingen.
Died May 5th, 1958 at 55 years old in Langenfeld (traffic collision).
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
Princess of russia.
Born August 22nd, 1903 in New Michael Palace.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 62 years old in Glen Cove (cancer).
Hughie Gallacher
Scottish footballer (1903-1957).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Bellshill.
Died June 11th, 1957 at 54 years old in Gateshead.
George Padmore
Trinidadian anti-colonial writer (1903-1959).
Born June 28th, 1903 in Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago.
Died September 23rd, 1959 at 56 years old in London.
Dorothy Sebastian
American actress (1903-1957).
Born April 26th, 1903 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Yevgenia Ginzburg
Russian author of jewish ancestry.
Born December 20th, 1903 in Moscow.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 73 years old in Moscow.
John Davis Lodge
American politician (1903–1985).
Born October 20th, 1903 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 29th, 1985 at 82 years old in New York City.
William Grover-Williams
Racecar driver (1903–1945).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Montrouge.
Died March 18th, 1945 at 42 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Wage Rudolf Soepratman
Indonesian composer and songwriter.
Born March 9th, 1903 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1938 at 35 years old in Surabaya.
Raymond Radiguet
French writer.
Born June 18th, 1903 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1923 at 20 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]
Peter Brocco
American actor (1903-1992).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Reading.
Died December 20th, 1992 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Louis Jean Heydt
American actor (1903-1960).
Born April 17th, 1903 in Montclair.
Died January 29th, 1960 at 56 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Charles Starrett
American actor (1903–1986).
Born March 28th, 1903 in Athol.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 82 years old in Borrego Springs (cancer).
Scrapper Blackwell
American blues guitarist and singer (1903–1962).
Born February 21st, 1903 in North Carolina.
Died October 7th, 1962 at 59 years old in Indianapolis.
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