Wednesday 1 July 1903
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Cancer. The US president was Theodore Roosevelt (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Amy Johnson and Beatrix Lehmann.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) - national holiday of Canada. Moving Day in the province of QuTbec
- 1899 - Indiana Jones's birthday.
- In Bulgaria, there is a tradition called July Morning dating from the hippy period in 1980s and maybe as far back as the 1970s. Young (and not so young) people from all over the country travel (often hitchhike) to the Black Sea coast to meet the first sun rays on the 1st of July. Naturally Uriah Heep's July Morning is the main refrain. Although the tradition is linked to the hippy movement in America, it is still popular in Bulgaria. Strangely, it seems that there is no such tradition in other
- Surinam Keti Koti (Breaking of Chains) Day of Liberty; On July 1, 1863 slavery was abolished.
- Memorial Day in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day.
Famous Birthdays:
- Amy Johnson: British pioneer airwoman who took flying lessons and aircraft maintenance with the reluctant support of her father.
- Beatrix Lehmann: England, United Kingdom -- Actress (Candles at Nine, Staircase).
Facts:
- 1st Tour de France bicycle race begins
- July 19 ampndash First Tour de France bicycle race, won by Maurice Garin.
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of July 1903 ?
Top #2 songs in the USA
- I'm a Jonah Man - Arthur Collins
- Hiawatha - Columbia Orchestra
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Magazine Covers
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Books
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Lady Rose's Daughter
"The most marvelous work of its wonderful author." --New York World "We touch regions and attain altitudes which it is not given to the ordinary novelist even to approach."
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Gordon Keith
Thomas Nelson Page was a Virginian author, and ambassador to Italy during the Wilson administration. He is best known for his postbellum Southern work.
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Videogames
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