Discovery of North Pole
Reaches latitude 86 34, setting a new record by surpassing Nansens result of 1895 by 35-40 kilometres
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1900 in Italy
Explore 9 historical events and records for Italy in 1900.
Historical records for Italy in 1900
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 9 of 9 unique records.
9Unique records
1 of 1Page
9Named events on this page
8Named people on this page
4Places on this page
April
June
Siege of Beijing
Commands Italian defenders in the Legation Quarter.
Legation Defence
Joins the diplomatic defence during the siege.
July
Assassination of Umberto I
Umberto I is assassinated
Death of Umberto I
Death of Umberto I, assassinated
August
Relief of Beijing
Italian troops take part in the allied relief.
Other events (month unknown)
Bigiarelli Helps Found Lazio Sports Society
Luigi Bigiarelli was among the founders of Società Podistica Lazio in January 1900, laying the foundations of the future football club.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Italy, Son of Umberto I
Tosca Rome Premiere
Giacomo Puccini's Tosca premiered in Rome, blending political repression and romantic jealousy into an operatic thriller.
How these records were prepared
Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.