Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Henry Vincent Yorke, who wrote under the pen name Henry Green, was an English writer best remembered for the novels Living (1929), Party Going (1939) and Loving (1945). He publishe…
Henry Green, English author (died 1973)
John C. Miles, was a Canadian marathon runner. He won the Boston Marathon in 1926 and 1929.
Johnny Miles, English-Canadian runner (died 2003)
Gédéon Ouimet was a French-Canadian politician.
Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (born 1823)
Fitzhugh Lee was an American Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish–American …
Fitzhugh Lee, American general and politician, 40th Governor of Virginia (born 1835)
Ignacio Cervantes Kawanagh was a Cuban pianist and composer. He was influential in the creolization of Cuban music.
Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (born 1847)
Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert,, was the first Premier of Queensland, Australia. At 28 years and 181 days of age, he was the youngest person ever to become premier of an Austral…
Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (born 1831)
Carmine Crocco, known as Donatello or sometimes Donatelli, was an Italian brigand. Initially a soldier for the Bourbons, he later fought in the service of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (born 1830)
Francis Richard Lubbock was a businessman, slaveholder, and politician from the American South who played a significant role in Texas history. A South Carolina native, he was a key…
Francis Lubbock, American colonel and politician, 9th governor of Texas (born 1815)
Harold Segerson Mahony was a Scottish-born Irish tennis player who is best known for winning the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. His career lasted from 1888 u…
Harold Mahony, Scottish-Irish tennis player (born 1867)
John Milton Hay was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary for Abraham Lincoln, he bec…
John Hay, American journalist and politician, 37th United States Secretary of State (born 1838)
Jacques Élisée Reclus was a French geographer, writer, and anarchist. He produced his 19-volume masterwork, La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes , over a peri…
Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (born 1830)
Walter Kittredge, was a famous American minstrel and songwriter. Over his career he wrote over 500 songs, many of them dealing with themes of abolitionism and the American Civil Wa…
Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (born 1834)
Muḥammad ʿAbduh was an Egyptian Islamic scholar, judge, and Grand Mufti of Egypt. He was a central figure of the Arab Nahḍa and Islamic Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th ce…
Muhammad Abduh, Egyptian jurist and scholar (born 1849)
Kristian Henrik Rudolf Sjöberg was a Swedish gymnast, athlete, and medical student. He competed as the only Swedish participant at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Henrik Sjöberg, Swedish gymnast and medical student (born 1875)
Simeon Solomon was a British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites who was noted for his depictions of Jewish life and same-sex desire. His career was cut short as a result o…
Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (born 1840)
Alexander Konstantin von Oettingen was a Baltic German Lutheran theologian and statistician.
Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (born 1827)
Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning, nicknamed "Gladiator" and "the Louisville Slugger", was an American professional baseball center fielder and left fielder. He played in Major League B…
Pete Browning, American baseball player (born 1861)
René Marie Goblet was a French politician, Prime Minister of France for a period in 1886–1887.
René Goblet, French lawyer and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of France (born 1828)
Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza was an Italian-French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogooué region of Central Africa, and later with t…
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (born 1852)
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Le…
George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (born 1824)
Thomas John Barnardo was an Irish, Christian philanthropist and founder and director of homes for poor and deprived children. From the foundation of the first Barnardo's home in 18…
Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-English philanthropist (born 1845)
Nikolay Nikolayevich Benardos was a Russian inventor of Greek descent who in 1881 introduced carbon arc welding, which was the first practical arc welding method.
Nikolay Benardos, Ukrainian inventor (born 1842)
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, known as Godefroy Cavaignac, was a French politician.
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French educator and politician (born 1853)
Alexander Hay Japp was a Scottish author, journalist and publisher.
Alexander Hay Japp, Scottish author, journalist and publisher (born 1836)