Historical Events In 1900

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

Aug 01   Otto Nothling, cricketer (Test for Australia 1928, 52 runs aver 26) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 04   Arturo Umberto Illia, pres of Argentina (1963-66) on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1900 bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1900 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 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] on this day in history.  

Aug 12   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history estelle Brody, NYC, actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything)  

Aug 15   In the year 1900 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1900.  

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   In the year 1900 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986)  

Jan 03   Dorothy Arnzer, director was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1900 birth of james Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)  

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 in the year 1900.  

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

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

Jan 22   David E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831) died in the year 1900.  

Jan 30   Vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33  

Feb 16   George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle in the year 1900.  

Feb 18   In the year 1900 death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)