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'''Events''' |
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* [[January 1]] - [[Australia]] is federated as an independent nation under an act of the [[British]] Parliament. |
* [[January 1]] - [[Australia]] is federated as an independent nation under an act of the [[British]] Parliament. |
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*[[June 24]] - First exhibition of [[Pablo Picasso]] opens. |
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*The first [[Nobel Prize]] ceremony is held in [[Stockholm]] |
*The first [[Nobel Prize]] ceremony is held in [[Stockholm]] |
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* [[Baseball]] (US) : The American and National Leagues agree to peacefully coexist and organise a [[Baseball/World Series | World Series]] between their champions, which would be first held in [[1903]]. |
* [[Baseball]] (US) : The American and National Leagues agree to peacefully coexist and organise a [[Baseball/World Series | World Series]] between their champions, which would be first held in [[1903]]. |
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** In September, President of the [[United States]] [[William McKinley]] is shot by [[Leon Czolgosz]], an [[anarchist]], in [[Buffalo]], [[New York]]. McKinley dies eight days later. [[Theodore Roosevelt]] takes the Oath of Office. |
** In September, President of the [[United States]] [[William McKinley]] is shot by [[Leon Czolgosz]], an [[anarchist]], in [[Buffalo]], [[New York]]. McKinley dies eight days later. [[Theodore Roosevelt]] takes the Oath of Office. |
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*[[December 12]] - [[Guglielmo Marconi]] recieves the first trans-[[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] [[radio]] signal in [[Newfoundland]], [[Canada]]; it is [[Morse code]] for the letter "S." |
*[[December 12]] - [[Guglielmo Marconi]] recieves the first trans-[[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] [[radio]] signal in [[Newfoundland]], [[Canada]]; it is [[Morse code]] for the letter "S." |
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*[[Cleveland Indians]] founded |
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*[[Europium]] discovered by [[Eugene Demarcay|Eugéne Demarcay]] |
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*First prototype [[Harley-Davidson]] created |
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*[[Okapi]] discovered (previously known only to local natives) |
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*[[Katsura Taro]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Japan]] |
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'''Births''' |
'''Births''' |
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*[[February 1]] - [[Clark Gable]] |
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* [[May 5]] - [[Blind Willie McTell]], [[blues]] singer. |
* [[May 5]] - [[Blind Willie McTell]], [[blues]] singer. |
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* [[May 20]] - [[Max Euwe]], Dutch world champion chess 1935-1937 |
* [[May 20]] - [[Max Euwe]], Dutch world champion chess 1935-1937 |
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* [[October 10]] - [[Alberto Giacometti]], Italian sculptor |
* [[October 10]] - [[Alberto Giacometti]], Italian sculptor |
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* [[March 27]] - [[Carl Barks]], [[Donald Duck]] illustrator |
* [[March 27]] - [[Carl Barks]], [[Donald Duck]] illustrator |
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*[[September 28]] - [[Ed Sullivan]] (TV show host) |
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* [[September 29]] - [[Enrico Fermi]], [[physicist]] |
* [[September 29]] - [[Enrico Fermi]], [[physicist]] |
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* [[December 5]] - [[Werner Heisenberg]], [[physicist]] |
* [[December 5]] - [[Werner Karl Heisenberg]], [[physicist]] |
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*[[Emperor Hirohito of Japan]] |
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'''Deaths''' |
'''Deaths''' |
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* [[February 11]] - [[Milan I]], king of Serbia. |
* [[February 11]] - [[Milan I]], king of Serbia. |
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* [[Queen Victoria]] monarch of the [[United Kingdom]] |
* [[Queen Victoria]] monarch of the [[United Kingdom]] |
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* [[Abdur Rahman Khan]], amir of [[Afghanistan]] |
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'''[[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prizes]]''' |
'''[[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prizes]]''' |
Revision as of 18:39, 5 February 2002
Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)
Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years: 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 - 1901 - 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906
Events
- January 1 - Australia is federated as an independent nation under an act of the British Parliament.
- June 24 - First exhibition of Pablo Picasso opens.
- The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm
- Baseball (US) : The American and National Leagues agree to peacefully coexist and organise a World Series between their champions, which would be first held in 1903.
- Change of US presidency from William McKinley (1897-1901) to Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
- In September, President of the United States William McKinley is shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, in Buffalo, New York. McKinley dies eight days later. Theodore Roosevelt takes the Oath of Office.
- December 12 - Guglielmo Marconi recieves the first trans-Atlantic radio signal in Newfoundland, Canada; it is Morse code for the letter "S."
- Cleveland Indians founded
- Europium discovered by Eugéne Demarcay
- First prototype Harley-Davidson created
- Okapi discovered (previously known only to local natives)
- Katsura Taro becomes Prime Minister of Japan
Births
- February 1 - Clark Gable
- May 5 - Blind Willie McTell, blues singer.
- May 20 - Max Euwe, Dutch world champion chess 1935-1937
- October 10 - Alberto Giacometti, Italian sculptor
- March 27 - Carl Barks, Donald Duck illustrator
- September 28 - Ed Sullivan (TV show host)
- September 29 - Enrico Fermi, physicist
- December 5 - Werner Karl Heisenberg, physicist
- Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Deaths
- February 11 - Milan I, king of Serbia.
- Queen Victoria monarch of the United Kingdom
- Abdur Rahman Khan, amir of Afghanistan
- Physics - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
- Chemistry - Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff
- Medicine - Emil Adolf von Behring
- Literature - Sully Prudhomme
- Peace - Jean Henri Dunant, Frédéric Passy