1900 Calendar
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1900 Historical Event(s)
January 31, 1900
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rat in Chinese astrology.
February 7, 1900
– Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
February 28, 1900
– The Second Boer War: The 118-day “Siege of Ladysmith” is lifted.
May 17, 1900
– Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
May 18, 1900
– The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
June 9, 1900
– Birsa Munda, an important figure in the Indian independence movement, dies in British prison under mysterious circumstances.
June 14, 1900
– The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy.
July 2, 1900
– The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
July 27, 1900
– Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, “Hun” would be a disparaging name for Germans.
November 7, 1900
– Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.
Who Were Born On 1900?
January 9, 1900
– Maria of Romania, Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (d. 1961)
January 22, 1900
– Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (d. 1980)
May 22, 1900
– Yvonne de Gaulle, widow of Charles de Gaulle (d. 1979)
July 2, 1900
– Tyrone Guthrie, English actor (d. 1971)
July 29, 1900
– Don Redman, American jazz trumpeter, oboist and pianist (d. 1964)
August 22, 1900
– Sergei Ozhegov, Russian lexicographer (d. 1964)
October 16, 1900
– Goose Goslin, American baseball player (d. 1971)
October 19, 1900
– Erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990)
October 22, 1900
– Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian Revolutionary (d. 1927)
December 17, 1900
– Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)