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

Oct 20   Heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo [see oct 7] in the year 1900.  

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

Oct 23   On this day in history douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain)  

Oct 24   On this day in history elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages  

Oct 24   In the year 1900 general Redvers Buller returns to England  

Oct 25   In the year 1900 england annexes Transvaal  

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

Oct 26   On this day in history ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan (1958-64)  

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

Oct 28   On this day in history after over 5 months the Paris Olympic games close  

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

Oct 30   Augustin Lara, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 31   On this day in history aL pres Ban Johnson writes to NL pres Nick Young seeking peace  

Oct 31   On this day in history carl Hubbard, Missouri, baseball & football Hall of Famer  

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

Nov 03   On this day in history first national automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)  

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   On this day in history battle at Bothaville: gen-mjr Charles Knox beats Boers  

Nov 06   President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan in the year 1900.  

Nov 06   PWJ Le Gallais, British lt-colonel, dies in battle at Bothaville on this day in history.  

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

Nov 07   On this day in history efrem Kurtz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54)  

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

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

Nov 07   On this day in history sgt. Edward J. G. Holland (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa  

Nov 08   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1900.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986)  

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

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   Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1900.  

Jan 03   Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1900.  

Jan 08   In the year 1900 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 in the year 1900.  

Jan 22   David E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831) died in the year 1900.  

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   Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824) died in the year 1900.