Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems) in the year 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 in the year 1899.  

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

Nov 21   Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 22   On this day in history hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust)  

Nov 23   On this day in history 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   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   Robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Nov 25   On this day in history 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   Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19 in the year 1899.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith  

Dec 09   Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor in the year 1899.  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1899.  

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 in the year 1899.  

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

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

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 06   On this day in history georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67  

Feb 11   George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1899.