Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. Date: February 11, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve. Date: January 17, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia. Date: January 9, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death. Date: January 4, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. Date: December 30, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date: December 17, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Italian American food cart vendor Italo Marchiony receives a U.S. patent for inventing a machine that makes ice cream cones. Date: December 15, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date: December 14, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone. Date: November 18, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority"). Date: November 17, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)