Page 11: Historical Events In 1900

Jul 29   In the year 1900 umberto I, Italian King (1878-1900) assassinated by Gaetano Bresci   

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

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   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   In the year 1900 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   On this day in history 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.   

Aug 05   Bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1900.   

Aug 07   Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 08   In the year 1900 josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange   

Aug 08   In the year 1900 nSW and Victorian Contingent departs Sydney for the Boxer Rebellion in China   

Aug 10   1st Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Boston (3-0) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Arthur Porritt, NZ, 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1924) in the year 1900.   

Aug 11   On this day in history alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS]   

Aug 12   In the year 1900 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   In the year 1900 intl forces including US Marines enter Beijing to put down Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at ridding China of foreigners   

Aug 14   Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer in the year 1900.   

Aug 15   In the year 1900 estelle Brody, NYC, actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything)   

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

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   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 in the year 1900.   

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

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo)   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1900 birth of dorothy Arnzer, director   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of maurice Jaubert, composer   

Jan 04   In the year 1900 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   In the year 1900 edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 08   Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies in the year 1900.   

Jan 20   On this day in history john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.