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The following events occurred in the '''1900s''':
 
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The following events occurred in the first decade of the '''1900s''':
   
 
==Events==
 
==Events==
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*[[Wikipedia:1900|1900]]: [[Angus Buchanan]] publishes ''[[My Life As A Squib]]'', which instantly becomes a worldwide bestseller, bringing the plight of the [[Squib]]s to the [[wizardkind|wizarding world]]'s attention.<ref name="Pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter8/moment1/scottish-rugby New from J.K. Rowling: "J.K. Rowling on Scottish Rugby"]</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:1901|1901]]: The [[Moontrimmer]] broom is created by [[Gladys Boothby]].
 
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*[[Wikipedia:1901|1901]]: The [[Moontrimmer]] broom is created by [[Gladys Boothby]].<ref name="QA9">''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' - Chapter 9 (''The Development of the Racing Broom'')</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:1902|1902]]: A performance of [[Musidora Barkwith]]'s ''Wizarding Suite'' blows off the roof of Ackerley Town Hall.
 
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*[[Wikipedia:1901|1901]]: [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] dies. [[Minister for Magic]] [[Faris Spavin]], aged 145, attends her funeral wearing an admiral's hat and spats. In response, the [[Wizengamot]] gently suggests he step down as Minister for Magic.<ref name="PMministers">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book5/chapter7/moment1/ministers-for-magic New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"]</ref>
*[[Roderick Plumpton]] leads the [[Tutshill Tornados]] to five British and Irish League wins.
 
 
*[[Wikipedia:1902|1902]]: A performance of [[Musidora Barkwith]]'s ''[[Wizarding Suite]]'' blows off the roof of [[Ackerley Town Hall]].<ref name="PSfwc">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]'' {{FWC mention}}</ref>
*Faris Spavin retires being [[Minister for Magic]].
 
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*[[Wikipedia:1902|1902]]: [[Mr. Spindle's Lick "O" Rish Spiders]] introduced.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]'' {{see image|File:MrSpindlesLickORishSpiders.jpg}}</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:1903|1903]]: [[Faris Spavin]] retires from the post of [[Minister for Magic]], and is succeeded by [[Venusia Crickerly]].<ref name="PMministers"/>
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*[[Wikipedia:1904|1904]]: The seventy-second [[Wizarding Schools Potions Championship]] is held.<ref name="BoP">''[[Wonderbook: Book of Potions]]''</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:1907|1907]]: [[Tolipan Blemish Blitzer]] is first produced.<ref name="HPLE">''[[Harry Potter Limited Edition]]'' - ''A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films'' (see [[:File:BlemishBlitzer.jpg|this image]])</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:1908|1908]] or [[Wikipedia:1909|1909]]: [[Newton Scamander]] starts at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref>''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' - About the Author</ref> He is Sorted into [[Hufflepuff]].<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
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*''Unknown Date:'' [[Roderick Plumpton]] leads the [[Tutshill Tornados]] to five British and Irish League wins.<ref name="QA7">''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' - Chapter 7 (''Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland'')</ref>
   
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
*[[Wikipedia:1900|1900]]: [[Perpetua Fancourt]]
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*Between [[Wikipedia:1900|1900]] and [[Wikipedia:1907|1907]]: [[Morfin Gaunt]] to [[Marvolo Gaunt]] and his wife
*[[Wikipedia:1901|1901]]: [[Arcturus Black III]] to [[Sirius Black II]] and [[Hesper Gamp]]
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*[[Wikipedia:1900|1900]]: [[Perpetua Fancourt]]<ref name="PSfwc"/>
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*[[Wikipedia:1901|1901]]: [[Arcturus Black III]] to [[Sirius Black II]] and [[Hesper Gamp]]<ref name="BFT">[[House of Black#Family Tree|Black family tree]]</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:1903|1903]]: [[Roland Kegg]]
 
*[[Wikipedia:1903|1903]]: [[Tilly Toke]]
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*[[Wikipedia:1903|1903]]: [[Roland Kegg]]<ref name="PSfwc"/>
*[[Wikipedia:1904|1904]]: [[Lycoris Black]] to [[Sirius Black II|<u>Sirius Black II</u>]] and [[Hesper Gamp|<u>Hesper Gamp</u>]]
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*[[Wikipedia:1903|1903]]: [[Tilly Toke]]<ref name="PSfwc"/>
*[[Wikipedia:1905|1905]]: [[Tom Riddle Sr.]]
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*[[Wikipedia:1904|1904]]: [[Lycoris Black]] to [[Sirius Black II]] and [[Hesper Gamp]]<ref name="BFT"/>
*[[Wikipedia:1906|1906]]: [[Regulus Black I]] to [[Sirius Black II]] and [[Hesper Gamp]]
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*[[Wikipedia:1905|1905]]: [[Tom Riddle Sr.]] to [[Thomas Riddle|Thomas]] and [[Mary Riddle]]<ref name="GFf">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref>
*[[Wikipedia:1907|1907]]: [[Merope Gaunt]] to [[Marvolo Gaunt]] and his wife
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*[[Wikipedia:1906|1906]]: [[Regulus Black I]] to [[Sirius Black II]] and [[Hesper Gamp]]<ref name="BFT"/>
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*c. [[Wikipedia:1907|1907]]: [[Merope Gaunt]] to [[Marvolo Gaunt]] and his wife<ref name="Merope">In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 10 (''The House of Gaunt''), we learn that [[Tom Riddle]] was born a year after Merope Gaunt and Tom Riddle Sr.'s marriage. As we know Riddle was born in 1926, this would place the marriage in 1925. In the same chapter, we learn that the incident with Bob Ogden and the imprisonment of Marvolo and Morfin was "a few months" before the marriage (so, it was in either 1924 or 1925). As she was eighteen years old at the time of Marvolo and Morfin's imprisonment, she was born in around 1907.</ref>
*possibly [[Rolanda Hooch]]
 
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*c. [[Wikipedia:1908|1908]]: [[Cole|Mrs. Cole]]<ref name="HBP13">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 13 (''The Secret Riddle'')</ref>
   
 
==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
*[[Wikipedia:1904|1904]]: [[Dorcas Wellbeloved]]
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*[[Wikipedia:1904|1904]]: [[Dorcas Wellbeloved]]<ref name="PSfwc"/>
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*[[Wikipedia:1906|1906]]: [[Dinah Stevenson]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' {{see image|File:JohnAndDinahStevensonGrave.jpg}}</ref>
 
==Muggle events==
 
*[[Wikipedia:1900s (decade)|1900s at Wikipedia]]
 
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Dating conventions]]
 
*[[Dating conventions]]
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==External links==
 
*{{Wikilink|1900s (decade)|1900s}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
 
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[[fr:Années 1900]]
 
[[Category:Decades|00s]]
 
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Revision as of 17:23, 26 February 2016

The following events occurred in the first decade of the 1900s:

Events

Births

Deaths

See also

External links

Notes and references

  1. Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "J.K. Rowling on Scottish Rugby"
  2. Quidditch Through the Ages - Chapter 9 (The Development of the Racing Broom)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Mentioned on a Famous Wizard Card)
  5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (see this image)
  6. Wonderbook: Book of Potions
  7. Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (see this image)
  8. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - About the Author
  9. Pottermore
  10. Quidditch Through the Ages - Chapter 7 (Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Black family tree
  12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
  13. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 10 (The House of Gaunt), we learn that Tom Riddle was born a year after Merope Gaunt and Tom Riddle Sr.'s marriage. As we know Riddle was born in 1926, this would place the marriage in 1925. In the same chapter, we learn that the incident with Bob Ogden and the imprisonment of Marvolo and Morfin was "a few months" before the marriage (so, it was in either 1924 or 1925). As she was eighteen years old at the time of Marvolo and Morfin's imprisonment, she was born in around 1907.
  14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 13 (The Secret Riddle)
  15. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (see this image)
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