1900s
decade from 1900 to 1909
The 1900s was a decade. It began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1909. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''191st decade''' which began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 1910. It was the first decade of the 20th century.
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s – 1900s – 1910s 1920s 1930s |
Years: | 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 |
Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events
change- 1901 – Independence of Australia.
- 1903 – Orville Wright of the Wright brothers flies an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in the United States.
- 1904-1905 – Russo-Japanese War.
- 1905 – First Russian Revolution.
World leaders
change- Prime Minister Edmund Barton (Australia)
- Prime Minister Alfred Deakin (Australia)
- Prime Minister Chris Watson (Australia)
- Prime Minister Sir George Reid (Australia)
- President William McKinley (United States)
- President Theodore Roosevelt (United States)
- President William Howard Taft (United States)
- Shahs of Persia (Qajar dynasty)
- Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896–1907
- Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907–1909
- Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1909–1925