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Historical Events in June 1903

  • Jun 2 First patent for adrenaline (epinephrine) granted to Japanese-American chemist Jokichi Takamine [1]
  • Jun 6 President Emile Loubet of France and Minister of Foreign Affairs Theophile Declasse visit London, furthering the cause of Entente Cordiale between Britain and France

43rd British Men's Open

Jun 11 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon wins his 4th Open title by 6 strokes from younger brother Tom Vardon

  • Jun 11 King Alexander I and his wife Queen Draga Mašin of Serbia are assassinated in the royal palace in Belgrade by a group of army officers led by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijević, as part of a military coup
  • Jun 12 Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city
  • Jun 12 The Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music
  • Jun 15 The Serbian Assembly meets and elects Prince Peter Karageorgevich king
  • Jun 16 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox

Ford Motors Founded

Jun 16 Ford Motors under Henry Ford incorporates

  • Jun 16 Pepsi Cola company forms
  • Jun 16 Reichstag elections with gains for the Social Democratic Party of Germany

Northwest Passage

Jun 16 Roald Amundsen commences the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage by leaving Oslo, Norway

  • Jun 20 Charlotte Maxeke (née Mannya) becomes the first native African to graduate from a US college (Wilberforce University in Ohio)
  • Jun 24 Russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionism
  • Jun 25 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 & 5-3
  • Jun 25 NY Yanks & Chicago White Sox end deadlocked game at 6-6 in 18
  • Jun 27 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats Marion Jones 7-5, 8-6 for her third of 4 US singles titles
  • Jun 29 British government protests against abuses in Belgian Congo
  • Jun 29 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland first to win the Open twice; beats countryman David Brown by 2 strokes in an 18-hole playoff

Wimbledon Men's Championship

Jun 30 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats Frank Riseley 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 for his second consecutive title

  • Jun 30 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats Ethel Larcombe 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, the first of 7 titles