Page 4: Historical Events In 1900

Mar 06   On this day in history john Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian (University of London)   

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

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

Mar 07   Giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history poplar Grove, South Africa Canadians engage Boers in artillery fight at Poplar Grove   

Mar 08   In the year 1900 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) in the year 1900.   

Mar 10   Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer, dies at 94 in the year 1900.   

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

Mar 11   In the year 1900 edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies   

Mar 12   David Croll, QC senator in the year 1900.   

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

Mar 12   In the year 1900 president Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

Mar 13   British troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1900 hugo de Vries rediscovers Mendel's laws of genetics   

Mar 14   On this day in history uS currency goes on gold standard   

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   In the year 1900 discovery of the ancient city of Knossos on the island of Crete   

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   Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus in the year 1900.   

Mar 17   Alfred Newman, New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing) in the year 1900.   

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

Mar 18   Ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32 in the year 1900.   

Mar 19   On this day in history roy Roberts, Tampa Fla, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)   

Mar 21   In the year 1900 eugenie Leontovitch, Moscow Russia, actor (Homicidal)   

Mar 23   Erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society) in the year 1900.   

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

Mar 24   In the year 1900 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   On this day in history uS Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Xavier Cugat, Barcelona Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Maurice Jaubert, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989) was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]   

Jan 03   In the year 1900 edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 08   In the year 1900 billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies   

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

Jan 22   David E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831) died in the year 1900.   

Jan 30   On this day in history 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   George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)