1900 q2April04 - Boer War British garrison of Reddersberg surrenders to Boer general De Wet.
04 - Assassination attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII.
04 - Edward VII, King, assassinated.
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05 - Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails.
05 - Boer War Comte de Villebois-Marevil, French/S African general, dies in battle.
06 - Sports James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title.
11 - US Navy's 1st submarine made its debut.
14 - President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris.
14 - Veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley forms.
15 - International Exposition opens in Paris.
15 - An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hrs.
16 - US Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps.
17 - 7 high chiefs of American Samoa sign Instrument of Cession.
19 - Sports 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4.
19 - Ivan K A‹vazovski, Russian painter (harbor scenes), dies at 82.
19 - Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10.
20 - Mebel Mercer, popular British singer, dies.
21 - Heinrich Vogl, composer, dies at 55.
23 - 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal).
24 - Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer.
26 - AL opener in Cleve draws 6,500.
30 - USA annexes Hawaii.
30 - 165 lb Robert Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match.
30 - John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck.
May01 - Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah.
01 - Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond.
02 - George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London.
05 - "The Billboard" began weekly publication.
07 - Richard Storrs Willis, composer, dies at 81.
08 - John McGraw & Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals.
08 - Galveston Texas, hit by hurricane; about 6,000 die.
11 - James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title.
12 - Boer War Boer attack under Sarel Eloff, about 70 killed.
12 - Boer War Lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city.
17 - Boer War British troops relieve Mafeking (Cape Colony).
18 - Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga.
19 - World's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Italy & Switz, opens.
20 - Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, composer, dies at 80.
22 - Associated Press organizes in NYC as non-profit news cooperative.
22 - Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player.
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24 - South AfricaBoer War British annex Orange Free State as Orange River Colony
26 - Boer War British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa.
27 - Boer War Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in S Africa.
28 - Solar eclipse occurs.
28 - Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony).
28 - Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand.
29 - Trademark "Escalator" registered by Otis Elevator Co.
31 - John Power, Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle.
31 - US troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion.
31 - Piet de Law captures Lt-Col Spragges Irish Yeomanry.
31 - Cricket Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074).
June01 - Boer War British army occupiers Pretoria South-Africa.
05 - South AfricaBoer War British take Pretoria
05 - Lord Roberts' army occupies Pretoria.
05 - Stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28.
07 - Boer War Boer general Christian de Law occupiers British train depot Roodewal.
11 - Charles Swinnerton Heap, composer, dies at 53.
12 - German Navy Law calls for massive increase in sea power.
13 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians.
14 - Hawaiian Territorial Government begins.
18 - Gen Luigi Pelloux resigns as premier of Italy.
21 - Polibo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 69.
21 - Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers.
24 - Dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge.
26 - Dr Walter Reed begins research that beats Yellow Fever.
SummerThis Year - Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France
June30 - 4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks NJ, 326 die.
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