Famous people and celebrities who died in 1903

A dedicated page for remembering the famous people and celebrities who passed away in 1903. This year saw the loss of many influential and beloved figures who left a lasting impact on the world. From entertainment icons and sports legends to renowned scholars and public figures, our comprehensive list pays tribute to their lives and legacies. Join us in honoring their contributions and celebrating their achievements as we reflect on their remarkable stories.

• Jan. 3 Alois Hitler

  Austrian civil servant, father of adolf hitler.

• Jan. 28 Augusta Holmes

  Pioneering American composer and pianist who gained recognition in Europe.

• Feb. 1 George Stokes

  Developed the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe the motion of viscous fluid substances.

• Feb. 26 Richard Jordan Gatling

  American engineer, invented the gatling gun (b. 1818).

• March 16 Roy Bean

  American justice of the peace (b. 1825).

• April 11 Gemma Galgani

  Italian roman catholic saint, a dramatist and stigmatist.

• April 28 Josiah Willard Gibbs

  Known for his contributions to thermodynamics and physical chemistry.

• April 30 Emily Stowe

  Canadian physician and suffragist (born in 1831).

• May 4 Gotse Delchev

  Macedonian bulgarian revolutionary imro (b. 1872).

• May 8 Paul Gauguin

  French painter, sculptor, and ceramist.

• 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.

• June 11 Nikolai Bugaev

  Georgian-russian mathematician, philosopher (d. 1903).

• June 19 Herbert Vaughan

  Roman catholic archbishop (born in 1832).

• July 9 Alphonse François Renard

  Belgian geologist and photographer (b. 1842).

• July 17 James Whistler

  American artist, etcher, and lithographer.

• July 22 Cassius Marcellus Clay

  American publisher, lawyer, and politician, united states ambassador to russia (b. 1810).

• Aug. 1 Calamity Jane

  American frontierswoman and scout (b. 1853).

• Aug. 2 Eduard Magnus Jakobson

  Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847).

• Aug. 2 Edmond Nocard

  French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850).

• Aug. 22 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil

  Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, was a prominent British Conservative politician who served three terms as Prime Minister...

• Oct. 4 Otto Weininger

  Jewish austrian philosopher, whose single book, geschlecht und charakter (1903; "sex and character") served as a guidebook for anti-semitic...

• Nov. 1 Theodor Mommsen

  German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1817).

• Nov. 1 Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen

  Prize laureate the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A history of...

• Nov. 13 Camille Pissarro

  Virgin islander-french painter (b. 1830).

• Nov. 20 Tom Horn

  American police officer and killer (d. 1903).

• Nov. 25 Sabino Arana

  Spanishaeur"basque writer.

• Dec. 8 Herbert Spencer

  British philosopher and writer who coined the phrase "survival by the fittest.

What happened in 1903?

Discover what the world looked like in 1903: