1900 events

Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. Date: June 20, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. Date: June 20, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families. Date: June 18, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China. Date: June 17, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hawaii becomes a United States territory. Date: June 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Reichstag approves new legislation continuing Germany's naval expansion program, providing for construction of 38 battleships over a 20-year period. Germany's fleet would be the largest in the world. Date: June 12, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day…

Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison. Date: June 9, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. Date: June 5, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)

N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil. Date: May 29, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)