Explore 533 historical events from 1900–1909.
Gerald Sydney Halter, was a Canadian sports executive and lawyer. He served as the first commissioner of the Canadian Football League from 1958 to 1966, and was president of the Am…
Sydney Halter, Canadian lawyer and businessman (died 1990)
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–e…
Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich
Alfred Edward Stratton (1882-1905) and his brother Albert Ernest Stratton (1884-1905) were the first men to be convicted in Britain for murder based on fingerprint evidence. They w…
The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is
Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United Stat…
The city of Las Vegas is founded in Nevada, United States
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire, who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty, ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 19…
The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II establishes the Ullah millet for the Aromanians of the empire
George Herbert Hitchings was an American medical doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of …
George H
Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967. His first elected office was as district attorney f…
Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (died 1996)
Robert Guy Choquette was a Canadian novelist, poet and diplomat.
Robert Choquette, American-Canadian author, poet, and diplomat (died 1991)
Alfred Hilborn Bates was an American athlete from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, who competed mainly in the long jump.
Al Bates, American long jumper (died 1999)
Abdülhamid II or Abdul Hamid II was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a…
Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, publicly announces the creation of the Ullah millet for the Aromanians of
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the…
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihach
Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University. He was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of th…
Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (died 1989)
George Nēpia was a New Zealand Māori rugby union and rugby league player. He is remembered as an exceptional full-back and one of the most famous Māori rugby players. He was induct…
George Nēpia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (died 1986)
Jean Vigo was a French film director who helped establish poetic realism in film in the 1930s. His work influenced French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Jean Vigo, French director and screenwriter (died 1934)
John Henry Kuck was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the shot put at the 1928 Summer Olympics setting a new world record at 15.87 m. Earlier that year he set two more wo…
John Kuck, American javelin thrower and shot putter (died 1986)
Sergey Mikhailovich Nikolsky was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.
Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic (died 2012)
Henry Koster was a German-born film director. He was the husband of actress Peggy Moran.
Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1988)
Charlotte Armstrong Lewi was an American writer. Under the names Charlotte Armstrong and Jo Valentine she wrote 29 novels, as well as short stories, plays, and screenplays. She als…
Charlotte Armstrong, American author (died 1969)
Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 through 1947. He played for the Boston Red…
Red Ruffing, American baseball pitcher and coach (died 1986)
Clarence Albert Poindexter, known best as Al Dexter, was an American country musician and songwriter.
Al Dexter, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1984)
Arthur Floyd Gottfredson was an American cartoonist best known for his defining work on the Mickey Mouse comic strip, which he worked on from 1930 until his retirement in 1975. His…
Floyd Gottfredson, American author and illustrator (died 1986)
Sir John Philip Baxter was a British-Australian chemical engineer. He was the second director of the University of New South Wales from 1953, continuing as vice-chancellor when the…
Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer (died 1989)
Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols was an American jazz cornetist, composer, and jazz bandleader. He was one of the most prolific and influential jazz musicians in the late 1920s and earl…
Red Nichols, American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1965)