Timeline August 1900

Events in August 1900 6

• 1826 – 1900 Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900) Died 7 August 1900, aged 74 A founder of the German Social Democratic Party, Liebknecht was a leading figure of 19th-century German socialism and a prominent Reichstag deputy. He was imprisoned repeatedly for his political activities under Bismarck's anti-socialist laws. His son Karl Liebknecht later co-founded the German Communist Party.
• 1836 – 1900 Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900) Died 12 August 1900, aged 64 Born in Prague, Steinitz became the first officially recognized World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1886 to 1894. He developed positional chess theory that shifted the game away from purely tactical attacking play. He died in poverty in New York.
• 1836 – 1900 Wilhelm Steinitz First official World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz revolutionized positional chess strategy and became the first official World Chess Champion in 1886. His scientific approach to the game laid the foundations for modern chess theory.
• 1900 Siege of the International Legations Boxer rebels besiege foreign diplomats in Beijing Chinese Boxer rebels and imperial troops besieged the foreign legation quarter in Beijing for 55 days. An Eight-Nation Alliance force fought its way into the city and relieved the legations on 14 August 1900. The episode marked a major escalation of foreign intervention in China.
• 1900 US Championships 1900 Men: Malcolm Whitman · Women: Myrtle McAteer
• 1900 – 2002 Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002) Died 30 March 2002, aged 101 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married the future King George VI in 1923 and became queen consort on his unexpected accession in 1936. Her decision to stay in London during the Blitz made her a symbol of wartime resolve. After the King's death in 1952 she remained a popular public figure for another half-century as the Queen Mother.