Page 5: Historical Events In 1900

Mar 26   Isadore Freed, composer.   

Mar 27   Pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet], South African general, dies at 69.   

Mar 28   Achille Longo, composer   

Mar 30   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Compulsory education law   

Mar 31   Brig-General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands   

Mar 31   Brigadier-General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands.   

Mar 31   Frank Milligan, cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests Eng v S Afr 1898-99), dies   

Mar 31   Henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/earl of Ulters.   

Mar 31   The inaugural car advertisement to run in a national magazine appeared in the Saturday Evening Post   

Apr 01   1st edition of Dutch newspaper "The People"   

Apr 02   1st edition of The Volk published (Amsterdam)   

Apr 02   Heinrich Besseler, German musicologist.   

Apr 03   Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon   

Apr 04   Assassination attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII.   

Apr 04   British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer General De Wet   

Apr 04   Edward VII, King, assassinated   

Apr 05   Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails   

Apr 05   Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle.   

Apr 05   Spencer Tracy, American actor is born.   

Apr 05   Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib)   

Apr 06   Andres Sas, composer.   

Apr 06   James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title.   

Apr 06   Jim Jeffries KO's Jack Finnegan in 55 seconds.   

Apr 07   Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, England, 50K walker (Olympic-bronze-1952).   

Apr 09   Allen Jenkins, Staten Island, actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit).   

Apr 10   Capetown South Africa Samuel Benfield Steele 1849-1919 arrives in South Africa commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse.   

Apr 10   Jean Duvieusart, premier (Belgium 1950)   

Apr 11   Navy accepted its inaugural submarine, USS Holland   

Apr 11   US Navy's 1st submarine made its debut.   

Apr 14   President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris.   

Apr 14   Salvatore Baccaloni, Rome, actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby)   

Apr 14   Veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley established   

Apr 15   An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hrs   

Apr 15   International Exposition opens in Paris   

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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)