Historical Events In 1899

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 23   On this day in history norman Hunter, writer  

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

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

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

Nov 25   On this day in history battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers  

Nov 25   In the year 1899 robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73  

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

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

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

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

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

Dec 02   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1899 webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor  

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

Dec 06   In the year 1899 harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith  

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

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

Dec 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Raymond Loucheur, composer was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1899 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   On this day in history gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69  

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

Jan 25   On this day in history alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies  

Jan 29   On this day in history alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

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   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