Page 15: Historical Events In 1900

Nov 12   World's Fair in Paris opens (50 million visitors) on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League in the year 1900.   

Nov 14   On this day in history clara Fasano, sculptor   

Nov 14   On this day in history the birth of Aaron Copland, American composer   

Nov 17   In the year 1900 marcel Dalio, Paris, actor (Casablanca)   

Nov 18   On this day in history constantin Alajalov, Russia, artist (Ditters & Jitters)   

Nov 19   Anna Seghers, [Netty Radvanyi-Reiling], German author (7th Cross) on this day in history.   

Nov 20   American cartoonist Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, is born on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1900 chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy)   

Nov 21   In the year 1900 alice Calhoun, Cleveland OH, Silent film actress (Flowing Gold)   

Nov 21   In the year 1900 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 in the year 1900.   

Nov 22   On this day in history hugo Godron, composer   

Nov 24   Cornelius Kee, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history on this day, the first 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) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   On this day in history leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58)   

Nov 28   In the year 1900 lester Vail, actor (Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage)   

Nov 29   On this day in history lord Kitchener succeeds lord Roberts up as supreme commander in S Afr   

Nov 30   In the year 1900 a German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles   

Nov 30   On this day in history irish author Oscar Wilde dies in Paris.   

Nov 30   Korneel Goossens, Flemish literature/art historian in the year 1900.   

Nov 30   Oscar Wilde, Irish author, dies in Paris at 46 in the year 1900.   

Dec 01   In the year 1900 south African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders   

Dec 02   In the year 1900 south African president Paul Kruger arrives in Germany   

Dec 03   In the year 1900 lester Matthews, Nottingham England, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu)   

Dec 06   In the year 1900 agnes (Robertson) Moorehead Emmy Award-winning actresswas born   

Dec 06   Journalist and parliamentary reporter Alphonse Desjardins founds North Amberica's first credit union in Levis Quebec on this day in history.   

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

Dec 08   Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Dec 09   On this day in history dutch Pres Paul Kruger & Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession   

Dec 12   National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing," composed on this day in history.   

Dec 13   Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten in the year 1900.   

Dec 13   On this day in history jonel Perlea, composer   

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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   On this day in history birth of xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo)   

Jan 01   Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986) was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 03   Dorothy Arnzer, director was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 03   Maurice Jaubert, composer was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of james Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)   

Jan 05   Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 03   Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1900.   

Jan 08   On this day in history billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

Jan 20   On this day in history john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81   

Jan 22   On this day in history death of david E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831)   

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

Feb 03   Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1900 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)