Page 16: Historical Events In 1900

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.   

Dec 17   inaugural prize of 100000 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy   

Dec 17   Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor   

Dec 18   The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.   

Dec 20   Gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935).   

Dec 20   Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft).   

Dec 20   Giacobini discovers a comet which later will be visited bya spacecraft.   

Dec 21   Gerhart Hauptmann's "Michael Kramer," premieres in Berlin   

Dec 21   Oda Schaefer, German author/poet (Die Windharfe, Ladies Only)   

Dec 22   A new 35-horsepower car built by Daimler from a design by Emil Jellinek was completed. The car was named for Jellinek's daughter, Mercedes   

Dec 24   Herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam.   

Dec 25   Arthur Schnitzlers "Leutnant Gustl" forbidden in Germany   

Dec 25   Barton Maclane, Columbia SC, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie)   

Dec 27   Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS)   

Dec 27   Carrie Nation's inaugural public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS).   

Dec 27   William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90   

Dec 29   General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia   

Dec 29   Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist   

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Jan 01   In the year 1900 birth of hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF)   

Jan 01   William Haines, Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1900.   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33   

Feb 16   George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle in the year 1900.   

Feb 18   In the year 1900 death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)