Discover what happened on 5 January 1903 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Kirsten Hansteen (Norwegian politician (1903–1974))
- Harold Charles Gatty (Australian aviation record holder (1903–1957))
- Gertrud Rabestein
- Ettore Meini (road bicycle racer (1903–1961))
- Albert Lezius (German university professor (1903–1953))
- Charles Petit (French rugby union player)
- Leighton Lucas (British composer (1903-1982))
- Bruno Catarzi (Italian sculptor (1903-1996))
- Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (Spanish composer and guitarist (1903–1982))
- Ugo De Mercurio (Italian politician (1903-1988))
- Anatoliy Ivanovitsj Nenasjev (Soviet painter (1903-1967))
- Mārtiņš Zīverts (Latvian playwright)
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- Alfred Łodziński (Polish actor (1903–1974))
- Milorad Petrović
- Hideo Kobayashi (Japanese linguist)
- Hiroshi Tamiya (Japanese botanist (1903-1984))
- Louis Kiebooms (Belgian politician and lawyer (1903-1992))
- Alexander Danov (Soviet geologist (1903-1967))
- Billy Callender (English footballer (1903-1932))
- Ivan Syromolotny
- Wolf Junge
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Deaths
- Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (Spanish politician (1825–1903))
- Roswell Farnham (Union United States Army officer (1827-1903))
- Eleuterio Pagliano (Italian painter (1826-1903))
- Gusztáv Degen (Hungarian politician (1834-1903))
- Karl Rath (German politician (1833–1903))
- Louis Audiat (French historian, librarian and writer (1832–1903))
- Photinos Panas (French ophthalmologist (1832–1903))
- Louis Alexander Fagan (British writer (1845-1903))
- Eli Long (Union Army general (1837-1903))
- Edvard Bergh (Finnish politician (1829-1903))
- Richard Snowden Andrews (Confederate Army officer, architect and diplomat (1830-1903))
- José Borges Leal Corte Real
- Alf Baartvedt
- Teresa Garibaldi ((1845-1903))
- Georg Arnold Behn (German merchant and politician (1846-1903))
- Ernst Wilhelm Daudert
- Percy Dobell (British cricketer (1864-1903))
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- Lady Helen Blanche Stewart ((1834-1903))
- Arthur Frederick Barrow ((1850-1903))
- Henry John Lindley Wood ((1843-1903))
- Reginald Beaumont Heygate ((1857-1903))
- Ellen Louisa Fairlie ((died 1903))
- Claire St. George Ord ((1861-1903))
- P. C. Headley (American clergyman and historical writer (1819-1903))
- Avraham ʻAlush