1903 in History

1903

Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (died 1970)

Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (died 1970)

1903

Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (died 1993)

Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (died 1993)

1903

John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (died 1995)

John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (died 1995)

1903

Pierre Garbay, French general (died 1980)

Pierre Garbay, French general (died 1980)

1903

Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)

Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)

1903

M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic (died 1989)

M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic (died 1989)

1903

Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)

Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)

1903

Georgy Geshev, Bulgarian chess player (died 1937)

Georgy Geshev, Bulgarian chess player (died 1937)

1903

Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (died 1979)

Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (died 1979)

1903

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (died 1983)

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (died 1983)

1903

Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (died 1969)

Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (died 1969)

1903

Bei Shizhang, Chinese biologist and academic (died 2009)

Bei Shizhang, Chinese biologist and academic (died 2009)

1903

Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (died 1998)

Josephine Hutchinson, American actress (died 1998)

1903

Cecile de Brunhoff, French author and pianist (died 2003)

Cecile de Brunhoff, French author and pianist (died 2003)

1903

Big Joe Williams, American Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1982)

Big Joe Williams, American Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1982)

1903

Andrei Grechko, Soviet general (died 1976)

Andrei Grechko, Soviet general (died 1976)

1903

Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (died 1940)

Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (died 1940)

1903

Lina Radke, German runner and coach (died 1983)

Lina Radke, German runner and coach (died 1983)

1903

Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (died 1971)

Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (died 1971)

1903

George Wells Beadle, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)

George Wells Beadle, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)