Historical Events In 1899

Mar 13   Pancho Vladigerov, composer in the year 1899.  

Mar 14   Emile Erckmann, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 14   On this day in history stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin in the year 1899.  

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

Mar 20   On this day in history martha M Place, of Bkln, becomes 1st woman to be executed in an electric chair.  

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   Bella Spewack, Hungary, playwright (Kiss Me Kate) in the year 1899.  

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   Irving Thalberg, US producer (MGM) on this day in history.  

Apr 01   On this day in history nC Mutual opens doors for business  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1899 william Hornby Steer, barrister/judge  

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

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

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

Apr 16   Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875) on this day in history.  

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   John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1899.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer  

Jan 01   Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1899.  

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   On this day in history death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)  

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

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

Feb 11   George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 16   On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57  

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