July 1900

Monday 02:

First zeppelin flight on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Monday 09:

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives royal assent to an act creating the Commonwealth of Australia thus uniting separate colonies on the continent under one federal government.

Friday 13:

Boxer Rebellion: In China, Tientsin is retaken by European Allies from the rebelling Boxers.

Sunday 29:

In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by Italian-born anarchist Gaetano Bresci.