March 1903

The following events occurred in March 1903:

March 2, 1903 (Monday)

• In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens.

March 3, 1903 (Tuesday)

• The British Admiralty announces plans to build a naval base at Rosyth.

March 4, 1903 (Wednesday)

• Born:
  • Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish statesman (d. 1973)
  • William C. Boyd, American immunochemist (d. 1983)
  • Dorothy Mackaill, British-born American actress (d. 1990)
  • John Scarne, American magician and card expert (d. 1985)

March 5, 1903 (Thursday)

• The Ottoman Empire and the German Empire sign an agreement to build the Constantinople–Baghdad Railway.

March 12, 1903 (Thursday)

• The University of Puerto Rico is founded.

March 14, 1903 (Saturday)

• The Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate later rejects the treaty.

March 18, 1903 (Wednesday)

Erich ohser (e.o.plaun) was born.

March 24, 1903 (Tuesday)

• Born:
  • Frank Sargeson, New Zealand writer (d. 1982)

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