Page 4: Historical Events In 1900

Mar 06   In the year 1900 john Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian (University of London)   

Mar 07   Battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, Pres Kruger flees on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, President Kruger flees   

Mar 07   In the year 1900 giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter   

Mar 07   Poplar Grove, South Africa Canadians engage Boers in artillery fight at Poplar Grove in the year 1900.   

Mar 08   On this day in history nL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville & Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee)   

Mar 09   On this day in history aimone duke of Spoleta/Aosta, Italian king of Croatia (1941-43)   

Mar 10   Battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army) on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Sherman Billingsley, Enid Ok, talk show host (Stork Club) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies in the year 1900.   

Mar 12   In the year 1900 david Croll, QC senator   

Mar 12   President Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history president Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

Mar 13   On this day in history british troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State   

Mar 13   In the year 1900 british troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange-Free state   

Mar 13   On this day in history james William Tyrrell 1863-1945 starts 2,782 km survey trek from Great Slave Lake to Chesterfield Inlet.   

Mar 14   Hugo de Vries rediscovers Mendel's laws of genetics in the year 1900.   

Mar 14   US currency goes on gold standard in the year 1900.   

Mar 15   In the year 1900 gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer   

Mar 16   On this day in history aL meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an AL team will be in   

Mar 16   Discovery of the ancient city of Knossos on the island of Crete on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Samuel Benfield Steele 1849-1919 commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse, embarks troops for South Africa; the regiment consists of 537 mounted troops recruited in Manitoba, BC and the NWT on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus   

Mar 17   On this day in history alfred Newman, New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing)   

Mar 17   On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2   

Mar 18   On this day in history ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms   

Mar 18   Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Roy Roberts, Tampa Fla, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show) on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Eugenie Leontovitch, Moscow Russia, actor (Homicidal) on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1900 erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)   

Mar 24   June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet in the year 1900.   

Mar 24   On this day in history new York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.   

Mar 25   US Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis in the year 1900.   

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Jan 01   Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   William Haines, Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney) was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 01   Xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo) was born in the year 1900.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1900 birth of dorothy Arnzer, director   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1900 birth of james Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)   

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   Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies in the year 1900.   

Jan 20   John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 in the year 1900.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history vittorio Bersezio, [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71   

Feb 03   In the year 1900 ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33   

Feb 16   In the year 1900 george Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle   

Feb 18   Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824) died on this day in history.