WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1903
Find out what all happened February to December 1903

In the May coup d'état, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization. (29. May 1903)

The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. (14. December 1903)

Battle of Ciudad Bolívar, a victory of federal army of Juan Vicente Gómez over forces of general Nicolás Rolando. (21. July 1903)

In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women. (2. March 1903)

Start of first Tour de France bicycle race. (1. July 1903)

Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. (1. October 1903)

Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". (23. February 1903)

Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage, leaving Oslo, Norway. (16. June 1903)

The High Court of Australia sits for the first time. (6. October 1903)

With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia. (3. November 1903)

Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name. (27. September 1903)

Dorothy Levitt is reported as the first woman in the world to compete in a 'motor race'. (4. July 1903)

The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched. (29. August 1903)

The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is established by US President Theodore Roosevelt. (14. March 1903)

Sir Samuel Griffith is appointed the first Chief Justice of Australia and Sir Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor are appointed as foundation justices. (5. October 1903)

The Ford Motor Company sells its first car. (23. July 1903)

Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to the guests. (16. December 1903)

The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Israel and the Western world. (19. April 1903)

Richard Pearse allegedly makes a powered flight in an early aircraft. (31. March 1903)

The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: the Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority"). (17. November 1903)