1903 in Russia

Events from the year 1903 in Russia.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Nicholas II

Events

• 14 January - Opening of Hotel National, Moscow
• dates unknown
• 19-21 April - the 49 Jews are killed in the Kishinev Pogrom
• Chernoe Znamia
• Estonian Chess Championship
• Kharovsk
• Klavdiievo-Tarasove
• Mensheviks
• Rahumäe cemetery
• Å evčík-Lhotský Quartet
• Zimin Opera
• ongoing - Central Committee compositions elected by the 1st–3rd congresses of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Births

• 12 January - Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (d. 1960)
• 17 April - Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-born American cellist (d. 1976)
• 6 June - Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer (d. 1978)
• 11 July - Rudolf Abel, Anglo-Russian Soviet intelligence officer (d. 1971)
• 25 September – Mark Rothko, Russian-American abstract artist (d. 1970)
• 1 October – Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-born American pianist (d. 1989)
• 4 December – Lazar Lagin, Russian writer (d. 1979)

Deaths

• 22 May – Dmitry Gamov, Russian general and explorer (b. 1834)

References