Historical Events for October 1900
| ◄ Sep October Nov ► | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
◄ 1899 1900 1901► | ||||||
Months in 1900: January February March April May June July August September November December
Results 1 - 17 of 17
2nd - Belg crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern
3rd - Edward Elgar/Cardinal Newmans oratorium premieres in Birmingham
4th - Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge" (BG)
5th - 6th US Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago GC Ill
5th - Harry Vardon wins US Open golf tournament
6th - Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony)
7th - The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event
9th - 8.3 earthquake shakes Cape Yakataga, Alaska
16th - Queen Wilhelmina leaves duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
19th - Henry O Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition
19th - S African Pres Paul Kruger departs for Europe
24th - General Redvers Buller returns to England
25th - England annexes Transvaal
26th - After 4 years of work, 1st section of NY subway opens
28th - After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close
30th - 1st-ever US auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in NYC
31st - AL pres Ban Johnson writes to NL pres Nick Young seeking peace
