Historical Events In 1900

Oct 19   Bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW) on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Henry O Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70 in the year 1900.  

Oct 20   On this day in history heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo [see oct 7]  

Oct 22   In the year 1900 edward R Stettinius, US, foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat  

Oct 23   Douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain) on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages on this day in history.  

Oct 24   On this day in history general Redvers Buller returns to England  

Oct 25   In the year 1900 england annexes Transvaal  

Oct 26   On this day in history after 4 years of work, 1st section of NY subway opens  

Oct 26   In the year 1900 ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan (1958-64)  

Oct 28   After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1900 after over 5 months the Paris Olympic games close  

Oct 30   1st-ever US auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in NYC in the year 1900.  

Oct 30   Augustin Lara, composer in the year 1900.  

Oct 31   AL pres Ban Johnson writes to NL pres Nick Young seeking peace on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Carl Hubbard, Missouri, baseball & football Hall of Famer in the year 1900.  

Nov 03   In the year 1900 1st US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)  

Nov 03   First national automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC) in the year 1900.  

Nov 03   Roger Blunt, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in 9 Tests 1930-32) in the year 1900.  

Nov 04   On this day in history luigi Lucioni, Italian, landscape painter (opera stars)  

Nov 06   In the year 1900 battle at Bothaville: gen-mjr Charles Knox beats Boers  

Nov 06   In the year 1900 president William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan  

Nov 06   In the year 1900 pWJ Le Gallais, British lt-colonel, dies in battle at Bothaville  

Nov 07   Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses in the year 1900.  

Nov 07   Efrem Kurtz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54) in the year 1900.  

Nov 07   Lt. Hampden Z.C. Cockburn (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Lt. Richard E.W. Turner (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Sgt. Edward J. G. Holland (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa in the year 1900.  

Nov 08   In the year 1900 georges Lonque, composer  

Nov 08   On this day in history the birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author  

Nov 08   On this day in history theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published  

Nov 09   Kathy Negrin on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928) in the year 1900.  

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Jan 01   Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF) was born in the year 1900.  

Jan 01   In the year 1900 birth of william Haines, Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo)  

Jan 01   In the year 1900 birth of chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986)  

Jan 03   Dorothy Arnzer, director was born in the year 1900.  

Jan 03   Maurice Jaubert, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of james Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]  

Jan 03   In the year 1900 edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80  

Jan 08   On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies  

Jan 20   John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   On this day in history death of david E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831)  

Jan 30   Vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   In the year 1900 ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33  

Feb 16   In the year 1900 george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle  

Feb 18   On this day in history death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)