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   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)