1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1903rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 903rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1903, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events[]
- Jack, the youngest, was born in London, Ontario. The three elder brothers began in the movie theater business, having acquired a movie projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of Pennsylvania and Ohio. In the beginning, Sam and Albert Warner invested $150 to present Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery. They opened their first theater, the Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in 1903.
People[]
Births[]
- April 28 - Norm Blackburn (animator and producer)
- May 12 - Wilfrid Hyde-White (actor and singer)
- August 7 - Rudolf Ising (director and producer)
- August 31 - Hugh Harman (director and producer)
- November 7 - Grace Stafford (actress)
- December 6 - Hugh Farr (singer, songwriter and actor)
Deaths[]
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