Historical Events In 1900

Jan 01   British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established   

Jan 01   Compulsory education in Netherlands comes into force.   

Jan 02   E Verlinger begins manufacturing 7" single-sided records (Montreal).   

Jan 03   Dorothy Arnzer, director   

Jan 03   Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80.   

Jan 03   Gerhart Hauptmanns "Schluck und Jau," premieres in Berlin.   

Jan 05   Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]   

Jan 05   Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule.   

Jan 06   Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1000 killed or injured.   

Jan 06   Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer (Sarabande, Jeunesse)   

Jan 08   Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs and 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

Jan 08   Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia   

Jan 08   The Boers attack the British in Ladysmith, South Africa, but the British hold fast.   

Jan 09   Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer.   

Jan 10   Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener reach Capetown   

Jan 12   Freeland Colony founded in US   

Jan 12   Vaino Hannikainen, composer.   

Jan 13   Yasuji Kiyose, composer   

Jan 14   Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca," premieres in Rome   

Jan 15   Caesar Domela, Dutch painter (Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis son).   

Jan 15   SCNEC soccer team forms.   

Jan 16   In this year, The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.   

Jan 17   Olga Maria Nicolis di Robilant, patron of the arts.   

Jan 18   Jan Blockx's "Tÿl Uilenspiegel" premieres in Brussels.   

Jan 19   Bubonic plague spreads from Adelaide to Sydney (103 were to die).   

Jan 20   Boris Semyonovich Shekhter, composer   

Jan 20   John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81   

Jan 21   Second Contingent of Canadian troops sails from Halifax for South Africa; more troop ships leave January 27 and February 21.   

Jan 22   Franz Salmhofer, composer   

Jan 23   Mary Philips, CT, actress (Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde).   

Jan 24   Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)   

Jan 24   Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England   

Jan 25   Mildred Dunnock, Balt, actress (Baby Doll, Nun's Story)   

Jan 26   Henrik Ibsen's "Naar vi Dode Vaaguer," premieres in Stuttgart   

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Jan 01   Hubert van doorne: Dutch auto manufacturer (daf)   

Jan 01   William haines: Staunton va, actor (fast life, little annie rooney)   

Jan 01   Xavier cugat: Barcelona spain, bandleader (married abbe lane, charo)   

Jan 01   Chiune sugihara: Japanese diplomat   

Jan 03   Dorothy arnzer: Director   

Jan 03   Maurice jaubert: Composer   

Jan 04   James bond: American ornithologist   

Jan 05   Dennis gabor: Hung/brit physicist (holography-nobel 1971) [or jun 5]   

Jan 03   Edwin george monk: Composer,    

Jan 08   Billy bates: Cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 tests for eng),   

Jan 20   John ruskin: English writer (dearest mama talbot),    

Jan 22   David e. hughes: American musician (b. 1831)   

Jan 30   Vittorio bersezio: [carlo nugelli], italian playwright,    

Feb 03   Ottokar eugen novacek: Composer,    

Feb 16   George labram: Us mine engineer in south africa,    

Feb 18   Clinton l. merriam: American politician (b. 1824)