1900s

The 1900s began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1909. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''191st decade''' which began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 1910. 

Events
 1900-1901 – Boxer Rebellion.
 1901 – Independence of Australia.
 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)
 Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896–1907
 Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907–1909
 Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1909–1925