The Mumbles-based British
lifeboatJames Stevens capsized at the mouth of the
River Afan in Wales while on its way to rescue the stranded Christina, resulting in the deaths of six of her fourteen crew, mostly volunteers who worked as oyster fishermen.[1]
The aircraft engine that would power the
Wright brothers' first
airplane later in 1903 was run for the first time in
Dayton, Ohio, United States. It was the first successful attempt to build a
heavier-than-air aircraft engine.[9]
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03: Britain, Germany and Italy reached a settlement with Venezuela, ending the
naval blockade imposed because of the country's refusal to pay foreign debts and reparation for damages suffered by European citizens in the
Federal War. The settlement was achieved through American intervention by means of the
Washington Protocols.[12]
Romanian inventor
Traian Vuia told the
Académie des Sciences of
Paris about his procedure for taking off in a heavier-than-air mechanical machine. His ideas were rejected.[14]
Born:Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist and actor, in Chicago (died 1978)
^"Traian Vuia". Hargrave: The Pioneers. Centre for Telecommunications and Information Engineering, Monash University. Retrieved June 29, 2010. [dead link]
^Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 8, 20 February 1903
^Walker, Frank (1951). Hugo Wolf – A Biography. London: J M Dent & Sons.
The Mumbles-based British
lifeboatJames Stevens capsized at the mouth of the
River Afan in Wales while on its way to rescue the stranded Christina, resulting in the deaths of six of her fourteen crew, mostly volunteers who worked as oyster fishermen.[1]
The aircraft engine that would power the
Wright brothers' first
airplane later in 1903 was run for the first time in
Dayton, Ohio, United States. It was the first successful attempt to build a
heavier-than-air aircraft engine.[9]
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03: Britain, Germany and Italy reached a settlement with Venezuela, ending the
naval blockade imposed because of the country's refusal to pay foreign debts and reparation for damages suffered by European citizens in the
Federal War. The settlement was achieved through American intervention by means of the
Washington Protocols.[12]
Romanian inventor
Traian Vuia told the
Académie des Sciences of
Paris about his procedure for taking off in a heavier-than-air mechanical machine. His ideas were rejected.[14]
Born:Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist and actor, in Chicago (died 1978)
^"Traian Vuia". Hargrave: The Pioneers. Centre for Telecommunications and Information Engineering, Monash University. Retrieved June 29, 2010. [dead link]
^Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 8, 20 February 1903
^Walker, Frank (1951). Hugo Wolf – A Biography. London: J M Dent & Sons.