Historical Events In 1899

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

Nov 20   In the year 1899 carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63  

Nov 20   In the year 1899 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer  

Nov 21   Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies in the year 1899.  

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

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

Nov 23   Norman Hunter, writer in the year 1899.  

Nov 23   On this day in history the first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco)  

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   In the year 1899 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   In the year 1899 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   In the year 1899 robert Welch, found John Birch Society  

Dec 02   John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra) in the year 1899.  

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

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 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 in the year 1899.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1899 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   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)  

Jan 07   In the year 1899 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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1899.  

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