1900 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1900 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Conservative
[edit] Events
- 3 January - The Royal Yacht, Victoria and Albert capsizes as it leaves port.[1]
- 9 January - Influenza outbreak in London.
- 24 January - Second Boer War: Boers repel British troops under General Sir Redvers Buller at the Battle of Spion Kop.[2]
- 5 February - The UK and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal through Nicaragua.
- 6 February - The House of Commons vote of censure over the government's handling of the Second Boer War is defeated by a majority of 213.
- 7 February - The Labour Party is formed.
- 8 February - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.
- 14 February - Second Boer War: In South Africa, 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State.
- 27 February
- Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje.
- Ramsay MacDonald appointed secretary of newly formed Labour Party.[3]
- 28 February - Second Boer War: The 118-day Siege of Ladysmith was lifted.[3]
- 1 April - Irish Guards formed by Queen Victoria.
- 4 April - Anarchist shoots at the Prince of Wales during his visit to Belgium in the birthday celebrations of the King of Belgium.
- 24 April - The Daily Express newspaper published for the first time.[3]
- 14 May–28 October - Great Britain and Ireland compete at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and win 15 gold, 6 silver and 9 bronze medals.
- 17 May - Second Boer War: Siege of Mafeking ends.[3]
- 18 May - The UK proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
- 22 May - Mines Act, 1900 prohibits children under the age of thirteen from working in mines.[2]
- 5 June - Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria, South Africa.
- 30 July - The Duke of Albany becomes Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as Carl Eduard following the death of his uncle, Duke Alfred.
- 8 August - Great Britain loses to the United States in the first Davis Cup tennis competition.[3]
- 14 August - An international contingent of troops, under British command, invades Peking and frees the Europeans taken hostage.
- 27 August - British defeat Boer commandos at Bergendal.
- 25 October - Second Boer War: United Kingdom annexes Transvaal.[3]
- 3 December - The Conservative Party under Lord Salisbury wins the 'Khaki' general election.
- 31 December - A storm causes a stone and a lintel to fall at Stonehenge; they are restore in 1958.[3]
[edit] Publications
- Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim.
- H. G. Wells' novel Love and Mr Lewisham.
[edit] Births
- 31 March - Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (died 1974)
- 6 June - Arthur Askey, comedian (died 1982)
- 4 August - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, consort of King George VI (died 2002)
- 9 September - James Hilton, novelist (died 1954)
- 1 October - Tom Goddard, English cricketer (died 1966)
- 6 October - Stan Nichols, English cricketer (died 1961)
- 9 October - Alastair Sim, actor (died 1976)
[edit] Deaths
- 20 January - John Ruskin, writer and social critic (born 1819)
- 22 January - David E. Hughes, musician and professor of music (born 1831)
- 31 January - John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, nobleman and boxer (born 1844)
- 24 April - George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, politician (born 1823)
- 30 July - Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second eldest son of Queen Victoria (born 1844)
- 22 November - Arthur Sullivan, composer (born 1842)
- 30 November - Oscar Wilde, playwright, writer and poet (born 1854)
[edit] References
- ^ Pembroke Dock Community Website
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 329-330. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.

