Today in History for December 1900

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 17 of 17

1st - South African president Paul Kruger visits Flanders
2nd - South African president Paul Kruger arrives in Germany
7th - Max Planck, in his house at Grunewald, on the outskirts of Berlin, discovers the law of black body emission.
9th - Dutch Pres Paul Kruger & Queen Wilhelmina have a triumphant procession
12th - National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing," composed
13th - Battle at Nooitgedacht: generals The la Rey/Smuts beat Britten
14th - Quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
16th - Boer army under gen Kritzinger take Cape colony
17th - 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy
17th - New Ellis Island Immigration station completed costing $1.5 million
18th - The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in or 762 mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.
20th - Giacobini discovers a comet (will be 1st comet visited by spacecraft)
21st - Gerhart Hauptmann's "Michael Kramer," premieres in Berlin
24th - Herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam
25th - Arthur Schnitzlers "Leutnant Gustl" forbidden in Germany
27th - Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS)
29th - General Viljoen surprise attack British garrison to Helvetia

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 25 of 25

3rd - Lester Matthews, Nottingham England, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu)
3rd - Richard Kuhn, Austria, biochemist, worked with vitamins (Nobel 1938)
3rd - Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004)
8th - Sun Li-jen, Chinese general (d. 1990)
9th - Albert Weisbord, American labor organizer (d. 1977)
12th - Sammy Davis, Sr., American dancer (d. 1988)
13th - Jonel Perlea, composer
13th - Norman Foster, Richmond IN, actor (Skyscraper Souls)
14th - Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer
15th - Francesco Messina, sculptor
16th - Victor S Pritchett, literary critic/author (Myth Makers)
17th - Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor
17th - Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (d. 1998)
17th - Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)
20th - Gabby Harnett, (NL MVP 1935)
21st - Oda Schaefer, German author/poet (Die Windharfe, Ladies Only)
21st - Wischnewski, writer
22nd - Alan Dudley Bush, composer pianist/teacher
23rd - Otto Soglow, American comics artist (d. 1975)
24th - Joey Smallwood, Canadian politician, Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)
25th - Barton Maclane, Columbia SC, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie)
25th - Gladys Swarthout, Deepwater Missouri, mezzo-soprano (La Gioconda)
25th - W L "Tich" Cornford, cricketer (Sussex keeper played for England 1930)
27th - Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
29th - Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 5 of 5

8th - Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87
14th - Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46
21st - Roger Wolcott, American political figure, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847)
27th - William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Brit const (hydr crane), dies at 90
28th - Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer (b. 1846)