What Happened In September 1900 In History

Historical Events for September, 1900

• 8th » Galveston Hurricane of 1900: A powerful tropical cyclone known as hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
• 13th » Filipino people e.g Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American Column (formation) e.g column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
• 17th » Philippine–American War: Filipino people Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat United States Americans under Colonel (United States) Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1900

• 3rd » Percy Chapman, English cricketer (d. 1961)
• 3rd » Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986)
• 6th » W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1979)
• 6th » Julien Green, French-American author (d. 1998)
• 7th » Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (d. 1985)
• 7th » Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (d. 1933)
• 8th » Tilly Devine, English-Australian criminal (d. 1970)
• 8th » Claude Pepper, American lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
• 9th » James Hilton (novelist) known as James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (d. 1954)
• 11th » D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, founded Gold Kist (d. 1999)
• 17th » Hughie Critz, American baseball player (d. 1980)
• 17th » J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (d. 1985)
• 18th » Willis Laurence James, American violinist and educator (d. 1966)
• 18th » Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (d. 1985)
• 19th » Ricardo Cortez, American actor, singer, and director (d. 1977)
• 22nd » Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (d. 1985)
• 22nd » Sergey Ozhegov, Russian lexicographer (d. 1964)
• 22nd » William Spratling, American-Mexican silversmith and educator (d. 1967)
• 23rd » Bill Stone, English soldier (d. 2009)
• 24th » Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
• 25th » Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1937)
• 26th » Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (d. 1983)
• 28th » Joe Falcon, American accordion player (d. 1965)

Famous Deaths for September 1900

• 23rd » William Marsh Rice, American businessman, founded Rice University (b. 1816)
• 25th » Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th List of Quebec premiers e.g Premier of Québec (b. 1832)
• 25th » John M. Palmer (politician) or John M. Palmer, American general and politician, 15th Governor of Illinois (b. 1817)
• 29th » Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)

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