Historical Events In 1899

Mar 13   Pancho Vladigerov, composer in the year 1899.  

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] in the year 1899.  

Mar 17   Windsor luxury hotel in NYC catches fire, 92 die on this day in history.  

Mar 18   In the year 1899 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   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 on this day in history.  

Mar 21   British & French accord about West-Africa in the year 1899.  

Mar 24   In the year 1899 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) in the year 1899.  

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   In the year 1899 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) in the year 1899.  

Apr 04   The birth of Duke Ellington, American band leader in the year 1899.  

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

Apr 05   William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge in the year 1899.  

Apr 11   On this day in history percy L Julian, chemist (drugs for treatment of arthritis)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 17   Hans Balatka, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1899.  

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

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61)  

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

Jan 07   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1899 birth of kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant)  

Jan 10   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1899.  

Jan 29   In the year 1899 alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

Feb 06   On this day in history georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67  

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

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 on this day in history.