Page 11: Historical Events In 1900

Jul 29   Umberto I, Italian King (1878-1900) assassinated by Gaetano Bresci in the year 1900.   

Jul 31   On this day in history boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin   

Jul 31   In the year 1900 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   Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1900 firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.   

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

Aug 04   The birth of Queen Elizabeth, British Queen Mother on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher   

Aug 05   James Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1900.   

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   Josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange in the year 1900.   

Aug 08   NSW and Victorian Contingent departs Sydney for the Boxer Rebellion in China in the year 1900.   

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

Aug 10   Arthur Porritt, NZ, 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1924) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 12   On this day in history james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1900 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 in the year 1900.   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1900 quincy Howe, Boston Mass, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)   

Aug 18   On this day in history walter O'Keefe, Hartford Ct, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood)   

Aug 19   On this day in history colleen Moore, Port Huron MI, actress (Scarlet Letter)   

Aug 19   In the year 1900 start of the one & only olympic cricket match, in Paris   

Aug 20   Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break in the year 1900.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF)   

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

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   In the year 1900 birth of dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1900 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   Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824) died in the year 1900.