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This is a list of various things that took place in '''1900'''. |
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==Significant events== |
==Significant events== |
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+ | :*[[Duncan McMillan]] and [[Jack O'Neill]], two minor promoters based in Washington, form arguably the first promotional trust in Seattle. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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+ | :*31 - [[Atholl Oakeley]] |
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+ | :*[[Ray Steele]], born Peter Sauer in Norka, Russia |
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==Debuts== |
==Debuts== |
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+ | *"The Russian Lion" [[George Hackenschmidt]], a 4-year veteran of the amateur ranks, breaks into the pro game in London with a challenge directed specifically towards any British wrestler to meet him under Greco Roman rules. |
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+ | :*March 21: [[Beck Olsen]] defeats [[Ernest Roeber]] in [[New York, NY]] to win the American Greco Roman title; Roeber had claimed the title since the retirement of William Muldoon in 1892. |
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+ | :*March 28: [[Beck Olsen]] defeats [[Ernest Roeber ]]in a New York rematch to capture the European version of the Greco Roman championship, a title Roeber had claimed since 1894 |
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+ | :*September 12: [[Ernest Roeber]] defeats [[Beck Olsen]] in [[Copenhagen, Denmark]] to regain the European Greco Roman title |
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 28 May 2013
This is a list of various things that took place in 1900.
Significant events
June
- Duncan McMillan and Jack O'Neill, two minor promoters based in Washington, form arguably the first promotional trust in Seattle.
Births
May
- 31 - Atholl Oakeley
- Ray Steele, born Peter Sauer in Norka, Russia
Debuts
June
- "The Russian Lion" George Hackenschmidt, a 4-year veteran of the amateur ranks, breaks into the pro game in London with a challenge directed specifically towards any British wrestler to meet him under Greco Roman rules.
Title changes
March
- March 21: Beck Olsen defeats Ernest Roeber in New York, NY to win the American Greco Roman title; Roeber had claimed the title since the retirement of William Muldoon in 1892.
- March 28: Beck Olsen defeats Ernest Roeber in a New York rematch to capture the European version of the Greco Roman championship, a title Roeber had claimed since 1894
September
- September 12: Ernest Roeber defeats Beck Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark to regain the European Greco Roman title