January 4, 1900 (Thursday)
- In Lagos, formal ceremonies were held to lower the flag of the Royal Niger Company and replace it with the British flag, as the United Kingdom took over administration of Nigeria.
- An earthquake was registered in Tiflis (now Tbilisi), killing more than 1,000 persons. Ten villages, along with the town of Akhalkalaki were destroyed.
- United States Senator Lucien Baker (R-Kansas) announced that he would not seek re-election
- in Manila, the Philippines, General Elwell Otis, the highest ranking American officer, issued orders providing for the first regulations of the sale of liquor in the city. "Until January 4, 1900", wrote the Assistant Adjutant-General, "there was, strictly speaking, no liquor license law in Manila."
- Born: James Bond, American ornithologist, in Philadelphia. In 1953, author Ian Fleming got Bond's permission to use the name in 007 novels. (d. 1989)
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