Historical Events In 1900

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

Aug 01   On this day in history otto Nothling, cricketer (Test for Australia 1928, 52 runs aver 26)  

Aug 02   On this day in history helen Morgan, [Riggins], US, singer/actress (Applause)  

Aug 03   In the year 1900 arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer  

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

Aug 04   Arturo Umberto Illia, pres of Argentina (1963-66) in the year 1900.  

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   On this day in history james Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80  

Aug 06   On this day in history wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist/socialist, dies at 74  

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

Aug 07   In the year 1900 taylor Caldwell, novelist  

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 in the year 1900.  

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

Aug 08   On this day in history 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   Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer (Zavod) [NS] on this day in history.  

Aug 12   In the year 1900 james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42  

Aug 12   Jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta, composer in the year 1900.  

Aug 14   1st electric tram in Netherland (Leidseplein-Brouwersgracht) in the year 1900.  

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) in the year 1900.  

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   Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies in the year 1900.  

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   Colleen Moore, Port Huron MI, actress (Scarlet Letter) in the year 1900.  

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   In the year 1900 allied forces overun Peking's inner city  

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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   On this day in history birth of dorothy Arnzer, director  

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

Jan 04   James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]  

Jan 03   Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 30   Vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71 in the year 1900.  

Feb 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1900 death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)