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   On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer  

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

Nov 22   -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army) in the year 1899.  

Nov 22   Hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust) in the year 1899.  

Nov 22   Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) in the year 1899.  

Nov 23   1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF) on this day in history.  

Nov 23   Norman Hunter, writer in the year 1899.  

Nov 23   The first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco) in the year 1899.  

Nov 24   On this day in history abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies  

Nov 24   Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 25   In the year 1899 battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers  

Nov 25   Robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 27   On this day in history felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74  

Nov 28   In the year 1899 adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19  

Nov 28   Battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen) in the year 1899.  

Nov 29   Gustave Reese, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 01   On this day in history robert Welch, found John Birch Society  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1899.  

Dec 05   On this day in history sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player  

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

Dec 07   On this day in history antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82  

Dec 08   James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist in the year 1899.  

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

Dec 09   On this day in history frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor  

Dec 10   In the year 1899 -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa  

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

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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   In the year 1899 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1899 birth of phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)  

Jan 07   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant)  

Jan 10   In the year 1899 gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69  

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

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies in the year 1899.  

Jan 29   In the year 1899 alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 16   On this day in history 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.