Historical Events In 1899

Mar 13   Pancho Vladigerov, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 14   In the year 1899 emile Erckmann, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 76  

Mar 14   Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2 in the year 1899.  

Mar 17   In the year 1899 gloria Swanson, Chicago IL, actress (Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees) [OS]  

Mar 17   Windsor luxury hotel in NYC catches fire, 92 die in the year 1899.  

Mar 18   Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76 in the year 1899.  

Mar 18   In the year 1899 lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin  

Mar 18   Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering in the year 1899.  

Mar 20   Martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair in the year 1899.  

Mar 21   In the year 1899 british & French accord about West-Africa  

Mar 24   On this day in history billy Barnes, cricketer (725 runs in 21 Tests for England), dies  

Mar 25   On this day in history bella Spewack, Hungary, playwright (Kiss Me Kate)  

Mar 26   James B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale) on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS] on this day in history.  

Mar 30   In the year 1899 irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM)  

Apr 01   NC Mutual opens doors for business on this day in history.  

Apr 03   In the year 1899 cees Lasseur, Dutch actor/owner (Hague Comedy)  

Apr 04   South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11) on this day in history.  

Apr 04   The birth of Duke Ellington, American band leader on this day in history.  

Apr 04   William Brann, cricketer (South African batsman v England 1922-23) in the year 1899.  

Apr 05   In the year 1899 william Hornby Steer, barrister/judge  

Apr 11   In the year 1899 percy L Julian, chemist (drugs for treatment of arthritis)  

Apr 11   Treaty of Paris ratified. Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US in the year 1899.  

Apr 11   On this day in history treaty of Paris ratifies ends war; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US  

Apr 11   Treaty of Paris ratifies; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer in the year 1899.  

Apr 16   On this day in history emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875)  

Apr 17   On this day in history hans Balatka, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 17   On this day in history vincent Wigglesworth, entomologist  

Apr 18   On this day in history john McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager  

Apr 19   In the year 1899 3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38  

Apr 21   On this day in history clement D'Hooghe, composer  

Apr 21   In the year 1899 heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80  

Apr 22   E J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies on this day in history.  

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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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died in the year 1899.  

Jan 25   In the year 1899 alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies  

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   On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57  

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