Timeline Sunday 19 April 1903

Events on Sunday 19 April 1903 1

• 1903 Kishinev pogrom Anti-Jewish riots in Bessarabia kill dozens Over three days from 19 to 21 April 1903, mobs in Kishinev, then part of the Russian Empire, attacked Jewish residents, killing around 49 people and destroying homes and businesses. The pogrom drew international condemnation and spurred Jewish emigration and support for Zionism. It became a symbol of the violence facing Jews under tsarist rule.