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   On this day in history heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo [see oct 7]  

Oct 22   Edward R Stettinius, US, foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat on this day in history.  

Oct 23   On this day in history douglas Jardine, cricketer (England's Bodyline captain)  

Oct 24   In the year 1900 elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages  

Oct 24   In the year 1900 general Redvers Buller returns to England  

Oct 25   In the year 1900 england annexes Transvaal  

Oct 26   After 4 years of work, 1st section of NY subway opens on this day in history.  

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

Oct 28   After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close on this day in history.  

Oct 28   In the year 1900 after over 5 months the Paris Olympic games close  

Oct 30   In the year 1900 1st-ever US auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in NYC  

Oct 30   In the year 1900 augustin Lara, composer  

Oct 31   In the year 1900 aL pres Ban Johnson writes to NL pres Nick Young seeking peace  

Oct 31   In the year 1900 carl Hubbard, Missouri, baseball & football Hall of Famer  

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

Nov 03   In the year 1900 first national automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)  

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

Nov 04   Luigi Lucioni, Italian, landscape painter (opera stars) on this day in history.  

Nov 06   On this day in history battle at Bothaville: gen-mjr Charles Knox beats Boers  

Nov 06   On this day in history president William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan  

Nov 06   PWJ Le Gallais, British lt-colonel, dies in battle at Bothaville in the year 1900.  

Nov 07   In the year 1900 battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.  

Nov 07   Efrem Kurtz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54) on this day in history.  

Nov 07   In the year 1900 lt. Hampden Z.C. Cockburn (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa  

Nov 07   Lt. Richard E.W. Turner (Royal Cdn. Dragoons) wins the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein South Africa in the year 1900.  

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

Nov 08   On this day in history georges Lonque, composer  

Nov 08   The birth of Margaret Mitchell, American author in the year 1900.  

Nov 08   In the year 1900 theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published  

Nov 09   Kathy Negrin in the year 1900.  

Nov 11   Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF)  

Jan 01   In the year 1900 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   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   In the year 1900 birth of maurice Jaubert, composer  

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

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 in the year 1900.  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1900 john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81  

Jan 22   David E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle  

Feb 18   On this day in history death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)