Historical Events In 1899

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

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

Nov 20   Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 in the year 1899.  

Nov 20   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer in the year 1899.  

Nov 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1899 hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust)  

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

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

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

Nov 25   Vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman) in the year 1899.  

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   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   In the year 1899 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   56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes on this day in history.  

Dec 04   In the year 1899 douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer  

Dec 04   Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1899 sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player  

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

Dec 07   Antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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   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  

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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   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   Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61) was born in the year 1899.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1899 birth of francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)  

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

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

Jan 12   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died in the year 1899.  

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

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies in the year 1899.  

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 in the year 1899.  

Feb 11   On this day in history 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