Page 12: Historical Events In 1900

Aug 22   Elizabeth Bergner, Vienna Austria, actress (Catherine the Great)   

Aug 22   Gabriel Faures opera "Prométhée," premieres in Beziers   

Aug 23   Ernst Krenek, Vienna Austria, composer (Johnny Spielt Auf)   

Aug 23   National Negro Business League organizes (Boston)   

Aug 24   Preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger)   

Aug 25   Friedrich Nietschze, philosopher (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 55   

Aug 25   Mary Bruce, dance Teacher   

Aug 25   Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche dies in Weimar, Germany   

Aug 27   Battle at Bergendal: Gen Buller beats Boer general Botha.   

Aug 28   Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Women on University), dies   

Aug 29   Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building/Centre Pompidou)   

Aug 30   Franklin C Fry, US minister (Lutheran World Relief)   

Aug 30   Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed.   

Aug 30   Outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK   

Aug 31   British troops over run Johannesburg   

Aug 31   Roland Culver, London England, actor (Thunderball, Encore)   

Sep 01   Andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht).   

Sep 02   Telegraph use between Germany and US begins.   

Sep 03   British annex Natal (South Africa)   

Sep 03   Urho K Kekkonen, premier/president Finland (1956-81)   

Sep 04   Cornelis Verolme, Dutch ship builder.   

Sep 05   France proclaims a protectorate over Chad   

Sep 06   British General Buller occupies Lydenburg South Africa   

Sep 06   Julien Green, US/French writer (Frere Francois)   

Sep 07   "Janet" Taylor Caldwell, England, novelist (Melissa)   

Sep 08   6000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave destroys Galveston, Texas, most deadly in US history   

Sep 08   6000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas.   

Sep 08   A huricane strikes Galveston, TX, killing 6000 people.   

Sep 08   Claude D Pepper, (Rep-D-FL, 1963- ), old people's advocate.   

Sep 09   James Hilton, English novelist (Goodbye Mr Chips).   

Sep 10   20.3 cm rainfall at Elk Point, South Dakota (state record).   

Sep 11   President Kruger crosses border with Mozambique   

Sep 12   Eric Harding Thiman, composer   

Sep 13   Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine-American War.   

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Jan 01   Hubert van doorne: Dutch auto manufacturer (daf)   

Jan 01   William haines: Staunton va, actor (fast life, little annie rooney)   

Jan 01   Xavier cugat: Barcelona spain, bandleader (married abbe lane, charo)   

Jan 01   Chiune sugihara: Japanese diplomat   

Jan 03   Dorothy arnzer: Director   

Jan 03   Maurice jaubert: Composer   

Jan 04   James bond: American ornithologist   

Jan 05   Dennis gabor: Hung/brit physicist (holography-nobel 1971) [or jun 5]   

Jan 03   Edwin george monk: Composer,    

Jan 08   Billy bates: Cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 tests for eng),   

Jan 20   John ruskin: English writer (dearest mama talbot),    

Jan 22   David e. hughes: American musician (b. 1831)   

Jan 30   Vittorio bersezio: [carlo nugelli], italian playwright,   

Feb 03   Ottokar eugen novacek: Composer,   

Feb 16   George labram: Us mine engineer in south africa,   

Feb 18   Clinton l. merriam: American politician (b. 1824)