1900s

For the century, see 20th century.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s – 1900s – 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1900s was the decade that started on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909.

Events

• 1903 – Orville Wright of the Wright brothers flies an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in the United States.
• 1904-1905 - Russo-Japanese War.
• 1905 - First Russian Revolution.

World leaders

• Prime Minister Edmund Barton (Australia)
• Prime Minister Alfred Deakin (Australia)
• Prime Minister Chris Watson (Australia)
• Prime Minister Sir George Reid (Australia)
• President William McKinley (United States)
• President Theodore Roosevelt (United States)
• President William Howard Taft (United States)

• Shahs of Persia (Qajar dynasty)

1. Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896–1907
2. Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907–1909
3. Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1909–1925

Births

for more information, see Category:1900s births.

Deaths

for more information, see Category:1900s deaths.