Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Shanxi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city is Taiyuan, and its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong.
The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local…
Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication in 1918. His fall from power marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 400-yea…
Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name…
Umberto I was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination in 1900. His reign saw the creation of the Italian colonial empire and the formation of the Triple Alliance …
In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31…
Taoism or Daoism is a philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道. With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of …
The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical an
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hu…
A savage fire wrecked three steamships docked at a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey
The Idler was a schooner-yacht built in 1864 by Samuel Hartt Pook of Fairhaven, Connecticut. She was one of the fastest yachts in the New York yachting fleet. Idler came in second …
The luxury raching yacht Idler capsizes and sinks on Lake Erie during a storm, drowning six of its seven passengers…
The Idler was a schooner-yacht built in 1864 by Samuel Hartt Pook of Fairhaven, Connecticut. She was one of the fastest yachts in the New York yachting fleet. Idler came in second …
The luxury racing yacht Idler capsizes and sinks on Lake Erie during a storm, drowning six of its seven passengers…
The Eight-Nation Alliance was a multinational military coalition that invaded northern China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, with the stated aim of relieving the foreign legati…
Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire manufacturer based in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1900 by Harvey S. Firestone in Akron, Ohio, originally producing…
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was a landlocked independent Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed…
Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and asserts Boer Republic's right to self-determination.
The Danish West Indies, also known as the Danish Virgin Islands or the Danish Antilles, were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 83 squ…
U.S. Government announces plans to buy Danish West Indies for $7 million.
Paris Metro Line 1 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Metro. It connects La Défense in the northwest and Château de Vincennes in the southeast. With a length of 16.5 km (10.3…
The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation.
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the…
Pressed by expanding immigration, Canada closes its doors to paupers and criminals.
SS Deutschland was a passenger liner built in Stettin and launched on 10 January 1900 for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) of Germany. She was officially the second ocean liner to …
The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines set a new record for the eastward passage when it docked on Plymouth,…
The Battle of Peking, or historically the Relief of Peking, was the battle fought on 14–15 August 1900 in Beijing, in which the Eight-Nation Alliance relieved the siege of the Peki…
Battle of Peking: The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion…
The Battle of Elands River was an engagement of the Second Boer War that took place between 4 and 16 August 1900 in western Transvaal. The battle was fought at Brakfontein Drift ne…
The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle…
Pearl "Polly" Adler was an American madam and author, best known for her work A House Is Not a Home, which was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2021, Pulitzer Prize–winning…
Polly Adler, Russian-American madam and author (died 1962)
Dame Albertha Magdelina Isaacs DBE was a Bahamian teacher, tennis player, women's rights activist and politician. After a career as an elementary school teacher, she played on the …
Bertha Isaacs, Bahamian teacher, tennis player, politician and women's rights activist (died 1997)
Iracema de Alencar was a Brazilian actress. She made her debut as the lead in the 1917 silent film Iracema. After working in theatre for many years she appeared in several other fi…
Iracema de Alencar, Brazilian film actress (died 1978)
Richard Arthur Warren Hughes was a British writer of poems, short stories, novels and plays.
Richard Hughes, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1976)
SS Deutschland was a passenger liner built in Stettin and launched on 10 January 1900 for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) of Germany. She was officially the second ocean liner to …
The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines sets a new record for the eastward passage when it docks in Plymouth,…
The 1900 Galveston hurricane was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that became the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. The strongest storm of the 1900 Atl…
Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
The Battle of Pulang Lupa was an engagement fought on September 13, 1900, during the Philippine–American War, between the forces of Colonel Maximo Abad and Devereux Shields, in whi…
Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Filipino–American War, Philippine Insurrection, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged in early 1899 following the United States' an…
Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at…