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March 1903

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The following events occurred in March 1903:

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March 2, 1903 (Monday)

  • In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens.

    • March 3, 1903 (Tuesday)

  • The British Admiralty announces plans to build a naval base at Rosyth.

    • March 4, 1903 (Wednesday)

  • Born:
  • Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish statesman (d. 1973)
  • William C. Boyd, American immunochemist (d. 1983)
  • Dorothy Mackaill, British-born American actress (d. 1990)
  • John Scarne, American magician and card expert (d. 1985)

    • March 5, 1903 (Thursday)

  • The Ottoman Empire and the German Empire sign an agreement to build the Constantinople–Baghdad Railway.

    • March 12, 1903 (Thursday)

  • The University of Puerto Rico is founded.

    • March 14, 1903 (Saturday)

  • The Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate later rejects the treaty.

    • March 18, 1903 (Wednesday)

    Erich ohser (e.o.plaun) was born.

    March 24, 1903 (Tuesday)

  • Born:
  • Frank Sargeson, New Zealand writer (d. 1982)

    • References

    March 1903 Wikipedia
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