Historical Events In 1899

Mar 13   On this day in history pancho Vladigerov, composer  

Mar 14   Emile Erckmann, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 76 in the year 1899.  

Mar 14   In the year 1899 stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2  

Mar 17   Gloria Swanson, Chicago IL, actress (Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees) [OS] on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history windsor luxury hotel in NYC catches fire, 92 die  

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

Mar 18   Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin on this day in history.  

Mar 18   In the year 1899 phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering  

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

Mar 21   On this day in history 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   Irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM) in the year 1899.  

Apr 01   NC Mutual opens doors for business in the year 1899.  

Apr 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1899 the birth of Duke Ellington, American band leader  

Apr 04   William Brann, cricketer (South African batsman v England 1922-23) on this day in history.  

Apr 05   William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge on this day in history.  

Apr 11   Percy L Julian, chemist (drugs for treatment of arthritis) in the year 1899.  

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

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

Apr 11   In the year 1899 treaty of Paris ratifies; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US  

Apr 13   On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer  

Apr 16   In the year 1899 emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875)  

Apr 17   In the year 1899 hans Balatka, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 17   In the year 1899 vincent Wigglesworth, entomologist  

Apr 18   John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager in the year 1899.  

Apr 19   On this day in history 3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38  

Apr 21   Clement D'Hooghe, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 21   On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80  

Apr 22   On this day in history e J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies  

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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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant) was born on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 11   In the year 1899 george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies  

Feb 16   In the year 1899 francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57  

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