1900

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s

Years: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 - 1900 - 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905

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Births

• February 11 - [Thomas Hitchcock Jr]?, polo player.
• February 11 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher.

Deaths

• William Marsh Rice (philanthropist?, founder? of Rice University)

Events

• Summer Olympic Games in Paris France
• December 14 - Max Planck presents his theory

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Film by [Bernardo Bertolucci]?

1900 released in 1976 followed two men from different classes in Italy from 1900 to 1945. It shows the rise of fascism and communism and their effects on the main characters. It is an epic film by anybody's standards, in that in its original release it was over 6 hours in length although it was cut to 4 hours for release in the USA.