What Happened In September 1903 - Historical Events 1903 September

Historical Events for September, 1903

11th » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
27th » Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.

7th » Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (d. 1993)
7th » Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (d. 1994)
8th » Jane Arbor, English author (d. 1994)
9th » Phyllis A. Whitney, Japanese-American author (d. 2008)
10th » Cyril Connolly, English author and critic (d. 1974)
11th » Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1969)
13th » Claudette Colbert, French-American actress and singer (d. 1996)
14th » Mart Raud, Estonian poet and author (d. 1980)
15th » Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 1992)
16th » Joe Venuti, American violinist (The Dorsey Brothers) (d. 1978)
17th » Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (d. 1984)
17th » Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (sumo) called Yokozuna (d. 1971)
21st » Preston Tucker, American automobile designer, designed the 1948 Tucker Sedan or Tucker Sedan (d. 1956)
22nd » Joseph Valachi, American gangster (d. 1971)
25th » Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and educator (d. 1970)
28th » Haywood S. Hansell, American general (d. 1988)