Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems) on this day in history.  

Nov 19   [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55 in the year 1899.  

Nov 20   Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 20   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer in the year 1899.  

Nov 21   Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies in the year 1899.  

Nov 22   -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army) on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust) on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) on this day in history.  

Nov 23   1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF) in the year 1899.  

Nov 23   Norman Hunter, writer in the year 1899.  

Nov 23   In the year 1899 the first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco)  

Nov 24   Abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies in the year 1899.  

Nov 24   On this day in history jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer  

Nov 25   Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers in the year 1899.  

Nov 25   Robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1899.  

Nov 25   In the year 1899 vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman)  

Nov 27   Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1899.  

Nov 28   Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19 on this day in history.  

Nov 28   On this day in history battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen)  

Nov 29   Gustave Reese, composer in the year 1899.  

Dec 01   In the year 1899 robert Welch, found John Birch Society  

Dec 02   John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra) on this day in history.  

Dec 02   US & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them on this day in history.  

Dec 02   In the year 1899 uS and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them  

Dec 04   56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor on this day in history.  

Dec 05   Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player in the year 1899.  

Dec 06   Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith on this day in history.  

Dec 07   In the year 1899 antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82  

Dec 08   In the year 1899 james "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist  

Dec 08   In the year 1899 natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith  

Dec 09   In the year 1899 frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor  

Dec 10   On this day in history -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa  

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Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer  

Jan 01   Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu) was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of raymond Loucheur, composer  

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 02   Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61) was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 06   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1899 birth of francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)  

Jan 07   Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 in the year 1899.  

Jan 12   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1899 alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies  

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies in the year 1899.  

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 in the year 1899.  

Feb 11   George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies in the year 1899.  

Feb 16   Francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 in the year 1899.  

Feb 18   On this day in history m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56