Historical Events In 1899

Feb 16   Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England vs South Africa Johannesburg) in the year 1899.  

Feb 18   80°F in SF in the year 1899.  

Feb 18   80º F, San Francisco CA in the year 1899.  

Feb 18   On this day in history arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II)  

Feb 18   In the year 1899 m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56  

Feb 18   San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports in the year 1899.  

Feb 20   In the year 1899 cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, LI NY, founder (Pan Am Airways)  

Feb 20   Ill Tel & Tel granted franchise for Chicago freight tunnel system in the year 1899.  

Feb 20   On this day in history illinois Tel &Tel granted franchise for Chicago freight tunnel system  

Feb 22   On this day in history dwight Frye, Salina KS, actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein)  

Feb 24   On this day in history jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)  

Feb 24   Western Washington University is established in the year 1899.  

Feb 25   In the year 1899 leo J Weisgerber, German linguist  

Feb 25   Paul Julius Reuter, founder of the eponymous British news agency, dies in Nice, France on this day in history.  

Feb 25   On this day in history paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies  

Feb 27   Charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer (Insulin) in the year 1899.  

Feb 28   In the year 1899 frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist  

Mar 01   On this day in history gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90  

Mar 02   In the year 1899 admiral George Dewey becomes the first US Admiral of the Navy.  

Mar 02   Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian dame on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history pres McKinley signs bill creating Mt Rainier Natl Park (5th in US)  

Mar 02   In the year 1899 president McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in US)  

Mar 03   Alfred M Gruenther, US, commanding general (NATO, 1953-56) in the year 1899.  

Mar 03   Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar in the year 1899.  

Mar 03   George Dewey becomes first in US with rank of Admiral of the Navy in the year 1899.  

Mar 04   Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland on this day in history.  

Mar 05   1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D in the year 1899.  

Mar 05   Patrick Hadley, composer in the year 1899.  

Mar 06   On this day in history "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann and still going strong 100 years later  

Mar 06   On this day in history "Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann  

Mar 06   On this day in history aspirin was patented by Felix Hoffman  

Mar 08   Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows) in the year 1899.  

Mar 10   In the year 1899 finn Hoffding, composer  

Mar 11   In the year 1899 frederick IX, [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1899.  

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

Feb 06   In the year 1899 georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on this day in history.