April 1903

[April 1], 1903 (Wednesday)

• The Midwives Act 1902 comes into effect in the UK, requiring midwives to be certified and penalizing any woman practising midwifery without certification.

  [April 2], 1903 (Thursday)

• Composer Pietro Mascagni leaves New York City after completing a tour of the United States.

  [April 3], 1903 (Friday)

• Born: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Indian social reformer and freedom fighter ; Peter Huchel, German poet, in Lichterfelde, under the name Hellmut Huchel

  [April 4], 1903 (Saturday)

• In the UK, the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and the Wrexham and District Electric Tramways both become operational.
• Democrat John Nelson Hinkle is defeated by Republican Robert H. Jeffrey in the election for Mayor of Columbus, Ohio.
• Scotland defeat England in the final match of the British Home Championship football tournament, resulting in a three-way tie for first place in the competition.

  [April 5], 1903 (Sunday)

• French composer Gabriel Fauré is invested as an officer of the Légion d'honneur.

  [April 6], 1903 (Monday)

[April 7], 1903 (Tuesday)

• In Florida, United States, the Apalachicola Northern Railroad obtains its charter.

  [April 8], 1903 (Wednesday)

• At the Camborne by-election in the UK, caused by the death of sitting Liberal MP William Sproston Caine, the seat is retained for the Liberals by 74-year-old Wilfrid Lawson.
• 1903 Copa del Rey Final: Athletic Bilbao defeat Madrid CF 3-2 at the Estadio del Hipódromo in Madrid, to win Spain's football cup.

  [April 9], 1903 (Thursday)

• William Propsting becomes Premier of Tasmania

  [April 10], 1903 (Friday)

• US tycoon Joseph Pulitzer donates $2 million to Columbia University, to found a school of journalism, also making allowance for literary prizes.

  [April 11], 1903 (Saturday)

• The 8th Paris–Roubaix cycle race is won by Hippolyte Aucouturier.
• Died: Gemma Galgani, 25, Italian mystic and Catholic saint

  [April 12], 1903 (Sunday)

• A partial lunar eclipse takes place.
• Born: Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and Nobel laureate, in The Hague

  [April 13], 1903 (Monday)

• Died: Moritz Lazarus, 78, German philosopher

  [April 14], 1903 (Tuesday)

• Aberdeen Football Club is founded, in Scotland.

  [April 15], 1903 (Wednesday)

[April 16], 1903 (Thursday)

[April 17], 1903 (Friday)

[April 18], 1903 (Saturday)

• In the UK, the 1903 FA Cup Final is won by Bury F.C., who defeat Derby County F.C. 6-0 at Crystal Palace.

  [April 19], 1903 (Sunday)

• The first of the Kishinev pogroms takes place in Kishinev, capital of the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. At least 47 Jews are killed and a further 92 are seriously injured during two days of rioting, led by priests and encouraged by the press.
• Born: Eliot Ness, US law enforcement agent, in Chicago

  [April 20], 1903 (Monday)

• John Aitken is elected unopposed as Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand.

  [April 21], 1903 (Tuesday)

• The Norwegian steamer Freia is wrecked near Scharhörn during a passage from Kristiana to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.

  [April 22], 1903 (Wednesday)

• The New York Stock Exchange opens its new building in Broad Street, New York City, United States.

  [April 23], 1903 (Thursday)

• The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Thomson Ritchie, announces the repeal of Corn Duty, to come into force on 1 July 1903.

  [April 24], 1903 (Friday)

• Born: José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician, in Madrid

  [April 25], 1903 (Saturday)

• In the UK, the final of the rugby league Challenge Cup takes place at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, and is won by Halifax, who defeat Salford 7-0.
• Born: Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician, in Tambov

  [April 26], 1903 (Sunday)

• The Spanish football club Atlético Madrid is officially founded.
• The first round of voting takes place in the Spanish general election.
• The 12th season of league football in Argentina begins, with six teams competing.

  [April 27], 1903 (Monday)

• The Jamaica Race Course opens in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. The Excelsior Handicap is run for the first time as part of the opening celebrations.

  [April 28], 1903 (Tuesday)

• 1903 Manzikert earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 strikes Manzikert in eastern Turkey. Approximately 3,500 people and 20,000 animals are killed.

  [April 29], 1903 (Wednesday)

• Frank Slide: The mining town of Frank, Alberta, Canada, is devastated by a rockslide caused by limestone breaking off the summit of Turtle Mountain. About 70–90 people are killed, mostly buried alive.

  [April 30], 1903 (Thursday)