What Happened In May 1900 - Historical Events 1900 May

Historical Events for May, 1900

1st » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
17th » Second Boer War: British troops relieve Siege of Mafeking called Mafeking.
18th » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
23rd » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
24th » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.

1st » Ignazio Silone, Italian author and politician (d. 1978)
10th » Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979)
12th » Joseph Rochefort, American captain and cryptanalyst (d. 1976)
12th » Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971)
14th » Hal Borland, American journalist and author (d. 1978)
14th » Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957)
14th » Leo Smit (Dutch composer) named Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943)
14th » Edgar Wind, German-English historian and educator (d. 1971)
20th » Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet (d. 1977)
22nd » Yvonne de Gaulle, French wife of Charles de Gaulle (d. 1979)
23rd » Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (d. 1946)
23rd » Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist (d. 1954)
24th » Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)
25th » Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet (d. 1975)
27th » Ethel Lang (supercentenarian) called Ethel Lang, English super-centenarian
27th » Uładzimir Žyłka, Belarusian poet (d. 1933)
28th » Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939)