Historical Events In 1899

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

Nov 20   On this day in history carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63  

Nov 20   In the year 1899 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer  

Nov 21   In the year 1899 garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies  

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

Nov 22   On this day in history hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust)  

Nov 22   In the year 1899 hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust)  

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

Nov 23   Norman Hunter, writer in the year 1899.  

Nov 23   The first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 24   In the year 1899 jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer  

Nov 25   Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers on this day in history.  

Nov 25   On this day in history robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73  

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history gustave Reese, composer  

Dec 01   Robert Welch, found John Birch Society on this day in history.  

Dec 02   On this day in history john Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra)  

Dec 02   US & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them in the year 1899.  

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

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

Dec 04   Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer in the year 1899.  

Dec 04   On this day in history webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor  

Dec 05   Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player on this day in history.  

Dec 06   On this day in history harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith  

Dec 07   Antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1899.  

Dec 08   On this day in history james "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist  

Dec 08   Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith in the year 1899.  

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  

Dec 11   In the year 1899 andrew "Andy" Wauchope, British general-major, dies in battle  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1899 birth of paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61)  

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

Jan 07   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant) was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 10   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1899 death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)  

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   On this day in history georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67  

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

Feb 16   In the year 1899 francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57  

Feb 18   M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on this day in history.