Page 4: Historical Events In 1900

Mar 06   John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian (University of London) on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, Pres Kruger flees in the year 1900.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1900 aimone duke of Spoleta/Aosta, Italian king of Croatia (1941-43)   

Mar 10   On this day in history battle at Driefontein, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)   

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

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 in the year 1900.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1900 uS currency goes on gold standard   

Mar 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Alfred Newman, New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1900 antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32   

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

Mar 21   On this day in history eugenie Leontovitch, Moscow Russia, actor (Homicidal)   

Mar 23   On this day in history erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)   

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

Mar 24   New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn in the year 1900.   

Mar 25   On this day in history uS Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of chiune Sugihara, Japanese diplomat (d. 1986)   

Jan 03   Dorothy Arnzer, director was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of maurice Jaubert, composer   

Jan 04   James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1900.   

Jan 03   On this day in history edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1900 john Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81   

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

Feb 16   George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1900 death of clinton L. Merriam, American politician (b. 1824)