# April 1903
## 1903

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The following events occurred in April 1903:

## April 1, 1903 (Wednesday)

* The Midwives Act 1902 came into effect in the UK, requiring midwives to be certified and penalizing any woman practising midwifery without certification.
* Died: Elliott Zborowski (born William Elliott Morris Zborowski), American racing driver, race crash (b. 1856)

## April 2, 1903 (Thursday)

* Composer Pietro Mascagni left New York City after completing a tour of the United States.

## April 3, 1903 (Friday)

* Born:
** Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Indian social reformer and freedom fighter, in Mangalore (died 1988)
** Peter Huchel, German poet, in Lichterfelde, under the name Hellmut Huchel (died 1981)

## April 4, 1903 (Saturday)

* In the UK, the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and the Wrexham and District Electric Tramways both became operational.
* Democrat John Nelson Hinkle was defeated by Republican Robert H. Jeffrey in the election for Mayor of Columbus, Ohio.
* Scotland defeated England in the final match of the British Home Championship football tournament, resulting in a three-way tie for first place in the competition.

## April 5, 1903 (Sunday)

* French composer Gabriel Fauré was invested as an officer of the Légion d'honneur.

## April 7, 1903 (Tuesday)

* Died: George Chapman, 37, Polish-born serial killer known as "The Borough Poisoner", executedby hanging at Wandsworth Prison, London, UK

## April 8, 1903 (Wednesday)

* At the Camborne by-election in the UK, caused by the death of sitting Liberal MP William Sproston Caine, 74-year-old Wilfrid Lawson retained the seat for the Liberals.
* 1903 Copa del Rey Final: Athletic Bilbao defeated Madrid CF 3-2 at the Estadio del Hipódromo in Madrid, to win Spain's football cup.

## April 9, 1903 (Thursday)

* William Propsting became Premier of Tasmania.
* Three men were killed when a 12-inch (305 mm) gun in the forward turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-4) shattered during firing practice.

## April 10, 1903 (Friday)

* US tycoon Joseph Pulitzer donated $2 million to Columbia University, to found a school of journalism, also making allowance for literary prizes.

## April 11, 1903 (Saturday)

* Hippolyte Aucouturier won the 8th Paris–Roubaix cycle race.
* Died: Gemma Galgani, 25, Italian mystic and Catholic saint (tuberculosis)

## April 12, 1903 (Sunday)

* A partial lunar eclipse took place.
* Born: Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and Nobel laureate, in The Hague (died 1994)

## April 13, 1903 (Monday)

* Died: Moritz Lazarus, 78, German philosopher

## April 14, 1903 (Tuesday)

* Aberdeen Football Club was founded, in Scotland.
* Two workers were killed and two injured by a delayed explosion of dynamite during construction of the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

## April 18, 1903 (Saturday)

* In the UK, the 1903 FA Cup Final was won by Bury F.C., who defeated Derby County F.C. 6-0 at Crystal Palace.

## April 19, 1903 (Sunday)

* The first of the Kishinev pogroms took place in Kishinev, capital of the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. At least 47 Jews were killed and a further 92 were seriously injured during two days of rioting, led by priests and encouraged by the press.
* Born: Eliot Ness, US law enforcement agent, in Chicago (died 1957, heart attack)

## April 20, 1903 (Monday)

* John Aitken was elected unopposed as Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand.

## April 21, 1903 (Tuesday)

* The Norwegian steamer Freia was wrecked near Scharhörn during a passage from Kristiania to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.

## April 22, 1903 (Wednesday)

* The New York Stock Exchange opened its new building in Broad Street, New York City, United States.

## April 23, 1903 (Thursday)

* The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Thomson Ritchie, announced the repeal of Corn Duty, to come into force on 1 July 1903.

## April 24, 1903 (Friday)

* Born: José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician, in Madrid (died 1936)

## April 25, 1903 (Saturday)

* In the UK, the final of the rugby league Challenge Cup took place at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, and was won by Halifax, who defeated Salford 7-0.
* Born: Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician, in Tambov (died 1987)

## April 26, 1903 (Sunday)

* The Spanish football club Atlético Madrid was officially founded.
* The first round of voting took place in the Spanish general election.
* The 12th season of league football in Argentina began, with six teams competing.

## April 27, 1903 (Monday)

* The Jamaica Race Course opened in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. The Excelsior Handicap was run for the first time as part of the opening celebrations.

## April 28, 1903 (Tuesday)

* 1903 Manzikert earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Manzikert in eastern Turkey. Approximately 3,500 people and 20,000 animals were killed.

## April 29, 1903 (Wednesday)

* Frank Slide: The mining town of Frank, North-West Territories, Canada, was devastated by a rockslide caused by limestone breaking off the summit of Turtle Mountain. About 70–90 people were killed, mostly buried alive.