1903

1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday

Events

• January 12 - The Russian Tsar confirms the confiscation of Armenian Church property.
• February 15 - Jean Jaures, French public figure, gives his speech about the the Armenian Genocide from 1894-1896 and criticizes the European countries position in that issue.
• July 29 - Demonstration in Alexandropol (Gyumri) against the confiscation of Armenian church property by the Russian Tsar.
• August 3 - Demonstration in Yerevan against the confiscating of Armenian Church properties by the Russian Empire.
• August 21 - Catholicos Mkrtich Khrimyan orders not to hand over church properties to the civil authorities.
• September 18 - battle of Barsen

Births

• January 15 - Shmavon Arushanian, politician
• June 6 - Aram Khachaturian, composer (d. 1978)
• March 24 - Hrant Apresian, philosopher
• March 31 - Ashot Abrahamian, doctor and professor
• August 1 - Gurgen Mahari, writer (d.1969)
• November 20 - Goorgen Gabrielian, actor
• December 10 - Gurgen Janibekyan, actor (d.1956)

Deaths

• June 10 - Ruben Shishmanian (Qemakhetsi Qeri), member of the Armenian Revolutionary Party was hanged.
• November 19 - Matatia Garagashian, historian (b.1818)
• December 1 - Manuel Katjuni, historian (b.1823)