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Italy in 1900

Historical records for Italy in 1900, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
6Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

April

25 April 1900Discovery of North PoleLuigi Amedeo Abruzzi

North Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Reaches latitude 86 34, setting a new record by surpassing Nansens result of 1895 by 35-40 kilometres

June

20 June 1900Siege of BeijingFederico Paolini

Beijing · Warfare / Boxer Rebellion

Commands Italian defenders in the Legation Quarter.

June 1900Legation DefenceGiuseppe Salvago Raggi

Beijing · Warfare / Boxer Rebellion

Joins the diplomatic defence during the siege.

July

1 July 1900Assassination of Umberto IUmberto I

Monza · House / House of Italy

Umberto I is assassinated

1 July 1900Death of Umberto IUmberto I

Monza · House / House of Italy

Death of Umberto I, assassinated

August

14 August 1900Relief of BeijingVincenzo Garioni

Beijing · Warfare / Boxer Rebellion

Italian troops take part in the allied relief.

Other Events

1900SuccessionVictor Emmanuel III

House / House of Italy

Succeeds as King of Italy, Son of Umberto I

Names involved

Federico PaoliniGiuseppe Salvago RaggiLuigi Amedeo AbruzziUmberto IVictor Emmanuel IIIVincenzo Garioni

Places involved

BeijingMonzaNorth Pole

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.