1900 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1900 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Conservative

Events

* 3 January - The Royal Yacht, "Victoria and Albert" capsizes as it leaves port. [ [http://www.pembrokedock.org/h_dockyard_2.htm Pembroke Dock Community Website] ]
* 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.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 329-330|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 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.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 28 February - Second Boer War: The 118-day Siege of Ladysmith was lifted.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 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.

Publications

* Joseph Conrad's novel "Lord Jim".
* H. G. Wells' novel "Love and Mr Lewisham".

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)

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)

References

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