Page 13: Historical Events In 1900

Sep 17   Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed   

Sep 19   Solomon Pimsleur, composer   

Sep 20   Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil general/pres (1964-67)   

Sep 23   Louise Nevelson, US, sculptor (Sky Cathedral).   

Sep 27   Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC.   

Sep 30   Otto Roesch, paleontologist   

Oct 02   Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern.   

Oct 03   Edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham.   

Oct 03   Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh)   

Oct 04   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG).   

Oct 04   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)   

Oct 05   6th US Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago GC Ill   

Oct 07   Heinrich Himmler, Feared head of the Nazi 'SS' and 'Gestapo' is born.   

Oct 07   The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event.   

Oct 08   Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe, landscape architect.   

Oct 09   8.3 earthquake shakes Cape Yakataga, Alaska   

Oct 09   Alastair Sims, Edinburgh Scot, actor (Christmas Carol, Stage Fright)   

Oct 09   Heinrich von Herzogenberg, composer, dies at 57.   

Oct 10   Helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday).   

Oct 11   Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates)   

Oct 13   Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer   

Oct 14   Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher, dies   

Oct 14   Edwin McLeod, cricketer (played in NZ's 2nd-ever Test 1930)   

Oct 15   Fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus).   

Oct 15   Zdenek Fibich, composer, dies at 49   

Oct 16   Lloyd Corrigan, SF, actor (Papa Dodger-Willy, Prof McKillup-Hank)   

Oct 16   Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.   

Oct 19   Bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW)   

Oct 19   In this year, Henry O Tanner, painter, claims Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition   

Oct 20   Charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70   

Oct 20   Heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo [see oct 7].   

Oct 22   Edward R Stettinius, US, foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat   

Oct 23   Douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain).   

Oct 24   Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages.   

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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)