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1903Oct, 31
The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
The Purdue Wreck was a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 31, 1903, that killed 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team. Team captain and future Indiana governor Harry G. Leslie was initially thought to have died in the accident, but was later revived.
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Events on 1903
- 11Feb
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.