Historical Events In 1900

Oct 19   Bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW) in the year 1900.  

Oct 19   In the year 1900 henry O Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition  

Oct 20   On this day in history charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70  

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

Oct 22   Edward R Stettinius, US, foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat in the year 1900.  

Oct 23   Douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain) in the year 1900.  

Oct 24   Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages in the year 1900.  

Oct 24   General Redvers Buller returns to England in the year 1900.  

Oct 25   England annexes Transvaal on this day in history.  

Oct 26   After 4 years of work, 1st section of NY subway opens in the year 1900.  

Oct 26   Ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan (1958-64) on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1900 after over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close  

Oct 28   After over 5 months the Paris Olympic games close in the year 1900.  

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

Oct 30   On this day in history augustin Lara, composer  

Oct 31   In the year 1900 aL pres Ban Johnson writes to NL pres Nick Young seeking peace  

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

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   Luigi Lucioni, Italian, landscape painter (opera stars) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 06   President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan on this day in history.  

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

Nov 07   Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Efrem Kurtz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54) on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Lt. Hampden Z.C. Cockburn (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa in the year 1900.  

Nov 07   Lt. Richard E.W. Turner (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa in the year 1900.  

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   The birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author in the year 1900.  

Nov 08   Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published in the year 1900.  

Nov 09   Kathy Negrin in the year 1900.  

Nov 11   Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1900 birth of hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF)  

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

Jan 01   Xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of dorothy Arnzer, director  

Jan 03   In the year 1900 birth of maurice Jaubert, composer  

Jan 04   James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989) was born in the year 1900.  

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   On this day in history john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81  

Jan 22   David E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71 in the year 1900.  

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   In the year 1900 death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)