WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1903
Find out what all happened April to December 1903

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

German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers. (18. August 1903)

The Ford Motor Company ships its first car. (20. July 1903)

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

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

Future Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is exiled to Siberia for three years. (9. July 1903)

A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. (30. December 1903)

The Ford Motor Company is incorporated. (16. June 1903)

The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone. (18. November 1903)

The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. (17. December 1903)

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

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

Launch of the White Star Liner, SS Ionic. (22. May 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)

Group of Serbian officers stormed royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife queen Draga. (11. June 1903)

A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, North-West Territories, Canada. (29. April 1903)

The new Gresham's School is officially opened by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood. (30. September 1903)

Philippine–American War officially is concluded. (4. July 1903)

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

Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. (19. July 1903)

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