April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
Day of death April 2, 1900
The temperature on April 2, 1900 was about 2.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
July 29 » In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
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