Historical Events In 1900

Oct 19   In the year 1900 bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW)  

Oct 19   Henry O Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Charles Dudley Warner, US writer (As We Go), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo [see oct 7] on this day in history.  

Oct 22   On this day in history edward R Stettinius, US, foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat  

Oct 23   Douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain) on this day in history.  

Oct 24   On this day in history elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages  

Oct 24   General Redvers Buller returns to England in the year 1900.  

Oct 25   On this day in history england annexes Transvaal  

Oct 26   In the year 1900 after 4 years of work, 1st section of NY subway opens  

Oct 26   In the year 1900 ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan (1958-64)  

Oct 28   On this day in history after over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close  

Oct 28   After over 5 months the Paris Olympic games close on this day in history.  

Oct 30   1st-ever US auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Augustin Lara, composer in the year 1900.  

Oct 31   AL pres Ban Johnson writes to NL pres Nick Young seeking peace in the year 1900.  

Oct 31   Carl Hubbard, Missouri, baseball & football Hall of Famer in the year 1900.  

Nov 03   On this day in history 1st US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)  

Nov 03   First national automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC) in the year 1900.  

Nov 03   On this day in history roger Blunt, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in 9 Tests 1930-32)  

Nov 04   On this day in history luigi Lucioni, Italian, landscape painter (opera stars)  

Nov 06   Battle at Bothaville: gen-mjr Charles Knox beats Boers in the year 1900.  

Nov 06   In the year 1900 president William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan  

Nov 06   On this day in history pWJ Le Gallais, British lt-colonel, dies in battle at Bothaville  

Nov 07   On this day in history battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.  

Nov 07   In the year 1900 efrem Kurtz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54)  

Nov 07   Lt. Hampden Z.C. Cockburn (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Lt. Richard E.W. Turner (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Sgt. Edward J. G. Holland (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa on this day in history.  

Nov 08   Georges Lonque, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 08   In the year 1900 the birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author  

Nov 08   Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published on this day in history.  

Nov 09   On this day in history kathy Negrin  

Nov 11   In the year 1900 helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928)  

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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   In the year 1900 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   Maurice Jaubert, composer was born in the year 1900.  

Jan 04   James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989) was born in the year 1900.  

Jan 05   In the year 1900 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 in the year 1900.  

Jan 20   John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 in the year 1900.  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1900 vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71  

Feb 03   Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1900.  

Feb 16   In the year 1900 george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle  

Feb 18   Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824) died in the year 1900.