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   In the year 1900 battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, President Kruger flees   

Mar 07   On this day in history giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter   

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

Mar 08   NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville & Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) in the year 1900.   

Mar 09   In the year 1900 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   In the year 1900 johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer, dies at 94   

Mar 10   In the year 1900 sherman Billingsley, Enid Ok, talk show host (Stork Club)   

Mar 11   Edmund Peate, cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 12   David Croll, QC senator on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   President Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein in the year 1900.   

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

Mar 13   British troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange-Free state in the year 1900.   

Mar 13   In the year 1900 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   US currency goes on gold standard on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer on this day in history.   

Mar 16   AL meets in Chicago, Ban Johnson announces that an AL team will be in in the year 1900.   

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 in the year 1900.   

Mar 16   Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus in the year 1900.   

Mar 17   In the year 1900 alfred Newman, New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing)   

Mar 17   In the year 1900 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1900 roy Roberts, Tampa Fla, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)   

Mar 21   Eugenie Leontovitch, Moscow Russia, actor (Homicidal) in the year 1900.   

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   In the year 1900 uS Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis   

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Jan 01   Hubert van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF) was born in the year 1900.   

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 in the year 1900.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of dorothy Arnzer, director   

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

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

Jan 05   Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1900.   

Jan 22   On this day in history death of david E. Hughes, American musician (b. 1831)   

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

Feb 03   Ottokar Eugen Novacek, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1900.   

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.