Deaths on October 7

Rudolf Lipschitz

Died on October 7, 1903

Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)

Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz (14 May 1832 – 7 October 1903) was a German mathematician who made contributions to mathematical analysis (where he gave his name to the Lipschitz continuity condition) and differential geometry, as well as number theory, algebras with involution and classical mechanics.

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11 Feb

Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
23 Feb

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
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1 Oct

Boston Americans
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13 Oct

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17 Dec

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Deaths on October 7

Rudolf Lipschitz

Died on October 7, 1903

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Events on 1903

Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Boston Americans

Pittsburgh Pirates

Wright Flyer