Explore 1816 historical events from 1900–1909.
Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded. For his actions in …
Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (died 2005)
Louis Jean Heydt was an American character actor in film, television, and theatre, most frequently seen in hapless, ineffectual, or fall-guy roles.
Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (died 1960)
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
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
The dissolution of the union between the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden under the House of Bernadotte, was set in motion by a resolution of the Storting on 7 June 1905. Following so…
Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden
Arthur William Lake was an American actor known best for bringing Dagwood Bumstead, the bumbling husband of Blondie, to life in film, radio, and television.
Arthur Lake, American actor (died 1987)
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)
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)
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…
During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the known theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His …
Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, fo
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese physician, revolutionary and political philosopher who founded the Republic of China (ROC) and the Kuomintang (KMT). Sun is credited with leading the 1911…
Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others establish the Tongmenghui, a Republican, anti-Qing revolutionary organisation,…
Striking southern Italy on 8 September, the 1905 Calabria earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The first major earthquake of t…
The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing…
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)
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)