February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
Day of death April 26, 1900
The temperature on April 26, 1900 was about 4.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
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