Historical Events In 1900

Jul 31   On this day in history elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll)  

Aug 01   In the year 1900 otto Nothling, cricketer (Test for Australia 1928, 52 runs aver 26)  

Aug 02   In the year 1900 helen Morgan, [Riggins], US, singer/actress (Applause)  

Aug 03   On this day in history arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer  

Aug 03   On this day in history firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.  

Aug 04   On this day in history arturo Umberto Illia, pres of Argentina (1963-66)  

Aug 04   In the year 1900 the birth of Queen Elizabeth, British Queen Mother  

Aug 04   The birth of Queen Elizabeth, British Queen Mother2007 A UK-wide ban on movement of all livestock is in place after foot and mouth disease is found on the Surrey farm on this day in history.  

Aug 05   Bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher in the year 1900.  

Aug 05   In the year 1900 james Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80  

Aug 06   Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike in the year 1900.  

Aug 07   Taylor Caldwell, novelist on this day in history.  

Aug 08   1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Mass, & won by US 2 days later on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange  

Aug 08   NSW and Victorian Contingent departs Sydney for the Boxer Rebellion in China on this day in history.  

Aug 10   1st Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Boston (3-0) in the year 1900.  

Aug 10   In the year 1900 arthur Porritt, NZ, 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1924)  

Aug 11   Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS] in the year 1900.  

Aug 12   James E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Aug 12   In the year 1900 jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta, composer  

Aug 14   On this day in history 1st electric tram in Netherland (Leidseplein-Brouwersgracht)  

Aug 14   Intl forces including US Marines enter Beijing to put down Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at ridding China of foreigners in the year 1900.  

Aug 14   On this day in history shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer  

Aug 15   Estelle Brody, NYC, actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything) on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Regular service is commenced over the 3'0" gauge White Pass and Yukon Railway between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1900 eca de Queiroz, writer, dies  

Aug 17   Quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News) in the year 1900.  

Aug 18   In the year 1900 walter O'Keefe, Hartford Ct, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood)  

Aug 19   Colleen Moore, Port Huron MI, actress (Scarlet Letter) on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Start of the one & only olympic cricket match, in Paris on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1900 great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games  

Aug 21   Allied forces overun Peking's inner city in the year 1900.  

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Jan 01   Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   William Haines, Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1900 birth of xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo)  

Jan 01   Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1900.  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71  

Feb 03   Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1900.  

Feb 16   George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824) died in the year 1900.