Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1903

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1903. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 1 Luigi Arditi violist/composer

  At the age of 80, he dies.

• May 4 Gotse Delchev

  Macedonian bulgarian revolutionary imro (b. 1872)

• May 4 Gotse Delchev a revolutionary from the Balkans

  Leader of the internal macedonian revolutionary organization, (born in 1872)

• May 8 Paul Gauguin

  French painter, sculptor, and ceramist. gauguin is a post-impressionist painter who is best known for his vividly colored paintings of primitive life in polynesia. gauguin was the son of a journalist mother and a french-peruvian father. he spent his childhood in lima, peru where his parents fled the french coup d'etat. he lost his father in lima, and three years …

• May 13 Apolinario Mabini

  Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st prime minister of the philippines (b. 1864)

• May 16 Eduard Rappoldi composer

  At 72 years old, he dies.

• May 19 Arthur Shrewsbury

  English rugby player and cricketer (d. 1903)

• May 29 Bruce Price

  American architect designed the american surety building (d.1903) and bank of the metropolis.

• May 29 Draga Masin

  Queen of serbia (born 1864).