1903

== Significant events ==
Unknown Dates
*The town of Blessing, Texas was founded. 76 years later it would become the hometown of wrestler James Claxton (b. March 28, 1979).
February
*22: The first meeting between the top two American heavyweights of the era, Frank Gotch and Tom Jenkins, occurs in Cleveland, OH. Jenkins takes the bout in two-out-of-three falls.
== Births ==
March
*31 - Jim Browning
October
*23 = Maurice Tillet (Ural Mountains, Russia)
== Deaths ==
September
*8: Noted hooker Charles Olsen, wrestling under the alias Harry Mays, is involved in the ring death of African-American Osborne Taylor in Hamilton, Ontario. Taylor dies a few days later of injuries incurred during the match, including a broken neck and crushed spinal column. Although initially detained, Olsen is never charged with any crime. 
== Title changes ==
April
*3: Tom Jenkins defeats Dan McLeod in straight falls in Buffalo, New York to regain the American Freestyle title.
May
*2: Buttan Singh is named the first official Australian heavyweight champion after defeating Gunga Brahm in Melbourne.
December
*3: Alexander Swanson beats Harvey Parker in New York to take the world welterweight title.
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