1900 in the United Kingdom
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Events
- January 3 - The Royal Yacht, Victoria and Albert capsizes as it leaves port
- January 9 - Influenza outbreak in London
- February 5 - The UK and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal through Nicaragua
- February 6 - The House of Commons vote of censure over the government's handling of the Second Boer War is defeated by a majority of 213
- February 7 - The Labour Party is formed.
- February 8 - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.
- February 14 - Second Boer War: In South Africa, 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State.
- February 27 - Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje.
- February 27 - Ramsay MacDonald appointed secretary of newly formed Labour Party.
- April 1 - Irish Guards formed by Queen Victoria
- April 4 - Anarchist shoots at the Prince of Wales during his visit to Belgium in the birthday celebrations of the King of Belgium.
- May 18 - The UK proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
- June 5 - Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria, South Africa.
- July 30 - The Duke of Albany becomes Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as Carl Eduard following the death of his uncle, Duke Alfred
- August 14 - An international contingent of troops, under British command, invades Peking and frees the Europeans taken hostage.
- August 27 - British defeat Boer commandos at Bergendal
Births
- March 31 - Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1974)
- August 4 - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, consort of King George VI
- October 1 - Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
- October 6 - Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)
Deaths
- January 20 - John Ruskin, writer and social critic (b. 1819)
- January 31 - John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, nobleman and boxer (b. 1844)
- April 24 - George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, politician (b.1823)
- July 30 - Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second eldest son of Queen Victoria (b. 1844)
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