Historical Events In 1899

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

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

Nov 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army)  

Nov 22   Hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust) on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 23   In the year 1899 norman Hunter, writer  

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

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

Nov 24   Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 25   Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers on this day in history.  

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   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   Battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen) on this day in history.  

Nov 29   In the year 1899 gustave Reese, composer  

Dec 01   Robert Welch, found John Birch Society on this day in history.  

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   56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes in the year 1899.  

Dec 04   Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 06   On this day in history harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith  

Dec 07   In the year 1899 antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82  

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

Dec 08   Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith in the year 1899.  

Dec 09   Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor on this day in history.  

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

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Raymond Loucheur, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 in the year 1899.