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Alexander I of Serbia
1903Jun, 11

Alexander I of Serbia

Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1876)
Alexander I (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић, romanized: Aleksandar Obrenović; 14 August 1876 – 11 June 1903) reigned as the king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife, Draga Mašin, were assassinated by a group of Royal Serbian Army officers, led by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijević.

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    Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)

    Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
  • 23Feb

    Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

    Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
  • 1Oct

    Boston Americans

    Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
  • 13Oct

    Pittsburgh Pirates

    The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
  • 17Dec

    Wright Flyer

    The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.