FIFA World Cup - Olympic Sport
Time: 1900
Place: Switzerland
Details: As football began to increase in popularity, it was contested as an IOC-recognised Olympic sport at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 1906 Intercalated Games, before becoming an official FIFA-supervised Olympic competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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FIFA World Cup-First World Cup Televised
Wednesday Jun 16, 1954 - Switzerland


Chocolate-Conching Machine
1879 - Switzerland

Battle of Nancy
Friday Jan 5, 1477 - Switzerland


German revolutions of 1848–1849-Wagner left Dresden for Switzerland to avoid arrest
Wednesday May 9, 1849 - Central Europe (Present-Day Switzerland)


Igor Stravinsky-Moving to Switzerland
Sep, 1910 - Switzerland


Chocolate-Milk Chocolate
1875 - Switzerland


Benito Mussolini-Mussolini emigrated to Switzerland
1902 - Switzerland


Revolutions of 1848-Sonderbund War
Thursday Mar 11, 1847 - Switzerland


Disasters with highest death tolls-2003 European Heat Wave
Jul, 2003 - France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Luxemburg, Ireland


Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Covid crosses 48M cases and 1.2M deaths
Friday Nov 6, 2020 at 12:22:00 AM - Zurich


Garry Kasparov-Kasparov lost the presidential election
Aug, 2014 - Switzerland


Bart Millard-To Switzerland
1990s - Switzerland


Coverture-In Switzerland
1988 - Switzerland

johann sulzer Birth
Monday Sep 18, 1752 - Aargau


Spiez Castle-The great hall and the northern buildings were expanded and renovated
1600 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-The Bubenberg-appointed vogt took orders from Bern
1340 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-The Castle built
933 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-Johannes sold the castle, town, church and surrounding villages to Johann II von Bubenberg
1338 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-New Castle
17th Century - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-French invasion of Switzerland
1798 - Switzerland


Spiez Castle-The castle passed through several owners until a foundation bought the castle and associated church
1875 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-King Albert I of Habsburg was murdered at Windisch on the Reuss
1308 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-The Freiherr von Strättligen was co-owner of the castle
1289 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-The castle was listed as an Imperial fief under Vogt Richard de Corbières
1280 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-Castle shield walls and main tower were built
12th Century - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-The castle and surrounding land remained with the Bubenberg family until their extinction
1506 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-Battle of Sempach
1386 - Spiez, Switzerland


Spiez Castle-Von Erlach family retained ownership of the castle
1875 - Spiez, Switzerland


Benito Mussolini-Mussolini was the editor of "Avanti"
1912 - Italy


Holy Roman Empire-The House of Habsburg
11th Century - Central Europe


IKEA-The First Store outside Scandinavia
1973 - Spreitenbach, Switzerland


Zlatan Ibrahimović-Winning the 2013 FIFA Puskás Award
Monday Jan 13, 2014 - Zürich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-Investigators' Announcement
Friday Sep 25, 2015 - Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-Sexual Assault Allegations
Friday Nov 10, 2017 - Switzerland


Chocolate-Lindt & Sprüngli AG
1845 - Zurich, Switzerland


Albert Einstein-First scientific papers
Sunday Apr 30, 1905 - Zürich, Switzerland


Cristiano Ronaldo-2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or
Tuesday Oct 29, 2013 - Zürich, Switzerland


Lionel Messi-World Player of the Year of 2009
Monday Dec 21, 2009 - Kongresshaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland


Audrey Hepburn-Marriage
Saturday Sep 25, 1954 - Switzerland


Lionel Messi-2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or
Monday Jan 10, 2011 - Zürich, Switzerland


Lionel Messi-2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or
Monday Jan 9, 2012 - Zürich, Switzerland


Albert Einstein-Marriage
Jan, 1903 - Bern, Switzerland


Lionel Messi-2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or
Monday Jan 7, 2013 - Zürich, Switzerland


Black Friday-Swiss retailer Manor was the first to launch a special Black Friday promotion
2015 - Switzerland


Warren Buffett-Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (Swiss Re)
2009 - Zurich, Switzerland


Cristiano Ronaldo-2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or
Monday Jan 12, 2015 - Zürich, Switzerland


Lothar Meyer-Lothar studied medicine at the University of Zurich
1851 - Zurich, Switzerland


Benito Mussolini-Mussolini invited for general strike
Thursday Mar 19, 1903 - Switzerland


Albert Einstein-Lecturer at Bern
1908 - Bern, Switzerland


SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)-FIFA moves women's world cup to USA
Saturday May 3, 2003 - Zurich, Switzerland


Diego Maradona-Best goal ever scored in a World Cup
2002 - Zurich, Switzerland


Diego Maradona-Two-month ban
Friday Jan 15, 2010 - Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-FIFA Reduce The Suspension
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-2011 Election
Wednesday Jun 1, 2011 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-2002 Election
Tuesday May 28, 2002 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-Blatter's announcement that he would resign from the post of FIFA president
Tuesday Jun 2, 2015 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-General Secretary
1981 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-2013 FIFA Ethics Committee investigation
Monday Apr 29, 2013 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-2007 Election
Thursday May 31, 2007 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-1998 Election
Monday Jun 8, 1998 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-The Ban
Monday Dec 21, 2015 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-The 65th FIFA Congress In Zürich
Friday May 29, 2015 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Heysel Stadium Events-FIFA extended the ban
Wednesday Jun 5, 1985 - Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-Blatter Was Suspended From FIFA For 90
Thursday Oct 8, 2015 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Heysel Stadium Events-FIFA announced that English clubs were also free to play friendly games in Europe
Dec, 1985 - Zurich, Switzerland


Sepp Blatter-Technical Director
1975 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Visa Inc.-Visa Inc. announced the plan to acquire Visa Europe
Thursday Nov 5, 2015 - Europe


Sepp Blatter-Born
Tuesday Mar 10, 1936 - Visp, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Avalanches in Switzerland (1718)
Monday Jan 17, 1718 - Leukerbad

Raphael Weiss Birth
Friday Mar 10, 1713 - Wangen

Louis d'Affry Birth
Friday Feb 8, 1743 - Freiburg


Carlos Slim-Cigatam
2007 - Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1900


Vladimir Lenin-Iskra
1900 - Pskov, Russian Empire


Pablo Picasso-1st Trip to Paris
1900 - Paris, France


Albert Einstein-The Federal Polytechnic teaching diploma
1900 - Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire, Germany


The Wright brothers-To Kitty Hawk
1900 - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.


Xinhai Revolution-The Foreign Invasion of Beijing
1900 - China


Marie Curie-Curie became The First Woman Faculty Member at The École Normale Supérieure
1900 - Paris, France


Second Boer War-The Largest force Britain had ever sent overseas
Jan, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Second phase of war
1900 - South Africa


Cameras-Brownie
1900 - U.S.


Nikola Tesla-Tesla lived at the Waldorf Astoria
1900 - New York City, New York, U.S.


Second Boer War-Battle of Spion Kop
Tuesday Jan 23, 1900 - Ladysmith, South Africa


Second Boer War-British troops captured the summit by surprise
Wednesday Jan 24, 1900 - Ladysmith, South Africa


Winston Churchill-Churchill briefly rejoined the army as a lieutenant in the South African Light Horse regiment
Jan, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Roberts launched his main attack
Saturday Feb 10, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Cavalry division under Major General John French launched a major attack to relieve Kimberley
Wednesday Feb 14, 1900 - Kimberley, South Africa


Second Boer War-Battle of the Tugela Heights
Wednesday Feb 14, 1900 - Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


Second Boer War-Pincer movement involving both French's cavalry and the main British force attempted to take the entrenched position
Saturday Feb 17, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Battle of Paardeberg
Sunday Feb 18, 1900 - Paardeberg Drift, South Africa


Second Boer War-Buller used all his forces in one all-out attack for the first time and at last succeeded in forcing a crossing of the Tugela
Monday Feb 26, 1900 - Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


Second Boer War-Siege lasting
Tuesday Feb 27, 1900 - Ladysmith, South Africa


Second Boer War-Final phase of war
Mar, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Battle of Poplar Grove
Wednesday Mar 7, 1900 - Poplar Grove, South Africa


Second Boer War-Roberts then advanced into the Orange Free State from the west, putting the Boers to flight at the Battle of Poplar Grove and capturing Bloemfontein
Tuesday Mar 13, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Lord Roberts proclaimed an amnesty for all burghers, except leaders
Thursday Mar 15, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Sanna's Post
Saturday Mar 31, 1900 - Bloemfontein, South Africa


Hot Dog-The use of the complete phrase hot dog in reference to sausage
1900 - New York, U.S.


Eiffel Tower-1900 Exposition Universelle
1900 - Paris, France


W. E. B. Du Bois-Paris Exhibition of 1900
Saturday Apr 14, 1900 - Grand Palais, Petit Palais, Paris Métro in Paris, France


Joseph Stalin-May day 1900
Tuesday May 1, 1900 - Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire Or Georgia


Second Boer War-The First successes of the Boer guerrilla strategy
May, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Relief of Mafeking
Friday May 18, 1900 - Mafeking, South Africa


Second Boer War-Orange Free State was annexed and renamed the Orange River Colony
Monday May 28, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-The Capital was captured
Tuesday Jun 5, 1900 - Pretoria, South Africa


Audrey Hepburn-Mother Ella
Tuesday Jun 12, 1900 - Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands


Carter G. Woodson-Woodson was selected as the principal of Douglass High School
1900 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.


Nikola Tesla-The Problem of Increasing Human Energy
Jun, 1900 - New York City, New York, U.S.


Martin Bormann-Born
Sunday Jun 17, 1900 - Wegeleben, Germany (Then Prussia)


Nobel Prize-Forming the Nobel Foundation
Friday Jun 29, 1900 - Stockholm, Sweden


Josip Broz Tito-Primary school at Kumrovec
Jul, 1900 - Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)


Second Boer War-General Archibald Hunter set out from Bloemfontein
Jul, 1900 - Bloemfontein, South Africa


W. E. B. Du Bois-Du Bois attended the First Pan-African Conference
Monday Jul 23, 1900 - London, England, United Kingdom


Wind turbine-Large spread in Denmark
1900 - Denmark


Xinhai Revolution-The Independence Army Uprising
Thursday Aug 23, 1900 - China


Second Boer War-Broke the last defensive position
Sunday Aug 26, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-British were nominally in control of both Republics, with the exception of the northern part of Transvaal
Sep, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-Roberts declared the war
Monday Sep 3, 1900 - South Africa


Winston Churchill-Churchill rented a flat in London's Mayfair
1900 - London, England, United Kingdom


Winston Churchill-Churchill stood again as one of the Conservative candidates
Oct, 1900 - Oldham, England, United Kingdom


The Wright brothers-First tests
Wednesday Oct 3, 1900 - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.


Heinrich Himmler-Birth
Sunday Oct 7, 1900 - Munich, Germany


Xinhai Revolution-Sun Yat-sen Ordered The Launch of The Huizhou Uprising
Monday Oct 8, 1900 - Huizhou, Guangdong, China


Winston Churchill-Churchill published Ian Hamilton's March
Oct, 1900 - England, United Kingdom


Second Boer War-Christiaan de Wet returned to the Orange Free State
Nov, 1900 - South Africa


Second Boer War-De la Rey and Christiaan Beyers attacked and mauled a British brigade at Nooitgedacht
Dec, 1900 - South Africa


W. E. B. Du Bois-Du Bois emerged as a spokesperson for his race
1900 - U.S.