Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   On this day in history [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55  

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

Nov 20   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1899 hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust)  

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

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

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

Nov 25   Vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 28   On this day in history adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19  

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

Nov 29   In the year 1899 gustave Reese, composer  

Dec 01   Robert Welch, found John Birch Society in the year 1899.  

Dec 02   In the year 1899 john Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra)  

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   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   Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor in the year 1899.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 08   On this day in history 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   -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa in the year 1899.  

Dec 11   On this day in history andrew "Andy" Wauchope, British general-major, dies in battle  

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Jan 01   Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer was born in the year 1899.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of raymond Loucheur, composer  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61)  

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

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

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   Francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 in the year 1899.  

Feb 18   In the year 1899 m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56