What happened on 15 February 1903?

Discover what happened on 15 February 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

• Bernhard Leene (Dutch racing cyclist (1903–1988))
• Heinrich Drake (German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994))
• Bálint Ila (Hungarian historian (1903-1975))
• Franz Nause
• Julianna Zsigray (Hungarian writer (1903-1987))
• Reinhold Ritter (German university teacher (1903-1987))
• Henri Martin (French politician (1903–1945))
• Bredo Wass (Norwegian association football player (1903-1992))
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• O. A. Sukhareva
• Eric Vicomte de Spoelberch (bobsledder)
• Muammer Gözalan (Turkish actor)
• James Robert Kirkland (United States federal judge (1903–1958))
• Morley Drury (American football player)
• Ramón José Castellano (Argentinian Archbishop (1903–1979))
• Robert Snell (Australian rules footballer (1903-1983))
• Fang Guoyu (Chinese philologist)
• Takashi Hirayama (Japanese architect (1903-1986))
• Masauji Hachisuka (Japanese ornithologist (1903-1953))
• Svale Solheim (Norwegian writer)
• Antonín Odehnal (Czech Esperantist)
• Tjan Tjoe Som (Indonesian professor and translator)
• Gerard Deen (Dutch association football player (1903-1969))
• Wilhelm Söth (German officer and Knight’s Cross recipient)
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• Minas Hyusyan
• Eduard Roos (Estonian linguist)
• Luigi Mai (Italian chess composer (1903-1970))
• Felipe Ximénez de Sandoval (Spanish writer, novelist, biographer and journalist)
• Márton Proity
• Vera Winifred Buck ((1903-1986) composer and pianist)
• Josef Podsedník (politician)
• Marta Lange (Latvian sculptor)
• Robert L. Nipper (basketball player (1903-1993))
• Karl Kindermann
• Marcello Diaz (Italian politician)
• Marie-Thérèse Gauley (French opera and concert singer)
• Gracija Ivanovic (Roman Catholic clergyman)
• Dorothy Cridland (engineer, one of earlier female associates of the Institute of the Mechanical Engineers (1903-1987))
• Maria de Guadalope Olivera y Bernard ((born 1903))
• Lillian Sallie Barcellos ((born 1903))
• Rudolf Liebold (Dr.-Ing. Technische Universität Dresden 1930)
• John Teng Chien Yen
• Bengt Brusewitz
• Johannes Krawarik (Austrian priest (1903-1968))
• Alexander Altstädter (Holocaust victim (born 1903))
• Marie Bergweinová (holocaust victim, b. 1903-02-15)
• Rudolf Lederer (holocaust victim, b. 1903-02-15)
• Matylda Mayerová (Holocaust victim (born 1903))
• Béla Mária ((1903-1975) neurologist, psychiatrist, poet)
• Richard Rauchberger (Holocaust victim (born 1903))
• Carl Wilhelm Prohaska
• Beryl Hart (Aviator, disappeared between Bermuda and the Azores attempting record Bermuda/Azores/Paris flight intended to publicise first commercial trans-Atlantic flight)
• Thérèse Ladigue
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• Semyon Mitryashov ((1903-1973) NKVD officer)
• Eduardus Franciscus IJsebaert
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• Wilhelm Söth (German officer and Knight’s Cross recipient)
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• Minas Hyusyan
• Eduard Roos (Estonian linguist)
• Luigi Mai (Italian chess composer (1903-1970))
• Felipe Ximénez de Sandoval (Spanish writer, novelist, biographer and journalist)
• Márton Proity
• Vera Winifred Buck ((1903-1986) composer and pianist)
• Josef Podsedník (politician)
• Marta Lange (Latvian sculptor)
• Robert L. Nipper (basketball player (1903-1993))
• Karl Kindermann
• Marcello Diaz (Italian politician)
• Marie-Thérèse Gauley (French opera and concert singer)
• Gracija Ivanovic (Roman Catholic clergyman)
• Dorothy Cridland (engineer, one of earlier female associates of the Institute of the Mechanical Engineers (1903-1987))
• Maria de Guadalope Olivera y Bernard ((born 1903))
• Lillian Sallie Barcellos ((born 1903))
• Rudolf Liebold (Dr.-Ing. Technische Universität Dresden 1930)
• John Teng Chien Yen
• Bengt Brusewitz
• Johannes Krawarik (Austrian priest (1903-1968))
• Alexander Altstädter (Holocaust victim (born 1903))
• Marie Bergweinová (holocaust victim, b. 1903-02-15)
• Rudolf Lederer (holocaust victim, b. 1903-02-15)
• Matylda Mayerová (Holocaust victim (born 1903))
• Béla Mária ((1903-1975) neurologist, psychiatrist, poet)
• Richard Rauchberger (Holocaust victim (born 1903))
• Carl Wilhelm Prohaska
• Beryl Hart (Aviator, disappeared between Bermuda and the Azores attempting record Bermuda/Azores/Paris flight intended to publicise first commercial trans-Atlantic flight)
• Thérèse Ladigue

Deaths

• Jean-François Nicot
• Auguste Navez (Belgian officer and military scientist)
• Emil Meeraus (entomologist)
• Andrej Vojska
• Heinrich Witte (German historian and high school teacher (1854-1903))
• Mary Kavanaugh Eagle (American church worker, social leader, editor)
• Joshua George Falle ((1820-1903))
• František Domorázek
• Eduard Brunner (composer and church musician (1843-1903))
• Rudolf Walz (Austrian scientist and teacher)
• Julia Laquet (Belgian actress (1833-1903))
• Johannes Friis
• Johann Georg Pfund (teacher, archivist (1827-1903))
• Antônio da Costa Nascimento (Conductor, composer, painter. clerk for orphans, carpenter, joiner, draftsman, substitute judge and lieutenant in the National Guard.)
• Francis Penrose (English architect, archaeologist and astronomer (1817-1903))
• Joseph Beck (Austrian singer (1850-1903))
• Józef Dąbrowski (Polish priest (1842-1903))
• Phil Reccius (Major League Baseball player (1862–1902))
• Augustin Lavallée (Canadian luthier)
• Josef Bretzl (German writer (1845-1903))
• Karl Garnhaft
• María de los Ángeles Martínez Sifuentes (Spanish writer (1832-1903))
• Jean-François Nicot
• Auguste Navez (Belgian officer and military scientist)
• Emil Meeraus (entomologist)
• Andrej Vojska
• Heinrich Witte (German historian and high school teacher (1854-1903))
• Mary Kavanaugh Eagle (American church worker, social leader, editor)
• Joshua George Falle ((1820-1903))
• František Domorázek
• Eduard Brunner (composer and church musician (1843-1903))
• Rudolf Walz (Austrian scientist and teacher)
• Julia Laquet (Belgian actress (1833-1903))
• Johannes Friis
• Johann Georg Pfund (teacher, archivist (1827-1903))
• Antônio da Costa Nascimento (Conductor, composer, painter. clerk for orphans, carpenter, joiner, draftsman, substitute judge and lieutenant in the National Guard.)