Historical Events In 1899

Mar 13   Pancho Vladigerov, composer in the year 1899.  

Mar 14   On this day in history emile Erckmann, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 76  

Mar 14   On this day in history 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   Windsor luxury hotel in NYC catches fire, 92 die on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76  

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

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   British & French accord about West-Africa in the year 1899.  

Mar 24   Billy Barnes, cricketer (725 runs in 21 Tests for England), dies in the year 1899.  

Mar 25   Bella Spewack, Hungary, playwright (Kiss Me Kate) on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history james B Connant, chemist/college president (Yale)  

Mar 27   Gloria Swanson, Chicago Ill, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly) [NS] in the year 1899.  

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   Cees Lasseur, Dutch actor/owner (Hague Comedy) on this day in history.  

Apr 04   South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11) in the year 1899.  

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) in the year 1899.  

Apr 05   On this day in history william Hornby Steer, barrister/judge  

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

Apr 11   In the year 1899 treaty of Paris ratified. Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US.  

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   Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 16   On this day in history 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   3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38 on this day in history.  

Apr 21   Clement D'Hooghe, composer in the year 1899.  

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

Apr 22   E J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies in the year 1899.  

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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 in the year 1899.  

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

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born in the year 1899.  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1899 death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)  

Jan 25   On this day in history alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies  

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies in the year 1899.  

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 in the year 1899.  

Feb 16   Francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 in the year 1899.  

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