What Happened on February 1, 1903

Famous Birthdays

  • Carl Reynolds, American baseball outfielder (2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings 1930; Chicago White Sox), born in LaRue, Texas (d. 1978)
  • Georg Rendl, Austrian miner, beekeeper and writer (The Bees Novel) (d. 1972)
Born in 1903

Famous Deaths

  • George Gabriel Stokes, Irish physicist & mathematician (spectroscope), dies at 83

George StokesGeorge Stokes (1819-1903)

Irish physicist and mathematician (Navier-Stokes equations, Stokes' theorem), dies at 83


1903 Highlights

About February 1, 1903

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 120 years, 3 months and 30 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Aquarius