Page 15: Historical Events In 1900

Nov 20   American cartoonist Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, is born.   

Nov 20   Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy)   

Nov 21   Alice Calhoun, Cleveland OH, Silent film actress (Flowing Gold).   

Nov 21   J J Ferris, cricketer (48 wickets for Aust in 8 Tests in 1880's), dies   

Nov 22   Arthur S Sullivan, England, composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58.   

Nov 22   Hugo Godron, composer   

Nov 24   Cornelius Kee, composer   

Nov 24   On this day, the inaugural gasoline-powered Pierce automobile was taken on a test drive through the streets of Buffalo, New York   

Nov 25   Arthur Schwartz, composer (Girl from Paris, Excuse my Dust).   

Nov 27   Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58)   

Nov 28   Lester Vail, actor (Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage).   

Nov 29   Lord Kitchener succeeds lord Roberts up as supreme commander in S Afr   

Nov 30   A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles.   

Nov 30   Irish author Oscar Wilde dies in Paris.   

Nov 30   Korneel Goossens, Flemish literature/art historian.   

Nov 30   Oscar Wilde, Irish author, dies in Paris at 46   

Dec 01   South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders   

Dec 02   South African president Paul Kruger arrives in Germany   

Dec 03   Lester Matthews, Nottingham England, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu).   

Dec 06   Agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born.   

Dec 06   Journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's inaugural credit union in Levis Quebec   

Dec 07   Max Planck, in his house at Grunewald, on the outskirts of Berlin, discovers the law of black body emission   

Dec 08   Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87.   

Dec 09   Dutch Pres Paul Kruger and Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession.   

Dec 12   National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," composed.   

Dec 13   Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten.   

Dec 13   Jonel Perlea, composer.   

Dec 14   Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer   

Dec 14   Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46.   

Dec 14   Quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law   

Dec 15   Francesco Messina, sculptor.   

Dec 16   Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony.   

Dec 16   Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers).   

Dec 17   1st prize of 10000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy.   

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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)