Famous Deaths Happened In 1899

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 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 In the year 1899 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  

Feb 25 Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies in the year 1899.  

Mar 01 Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Mar 03 William P. Sprague, American politician from Ohio (b. 1827) died in the year 1899.  

Mar 06 Victoria Kaiulani, Hawaiian princess (b. 1875) died in the year 1899.  

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

Mar 16 In the year 1899 death of joseph Medill, mayor of Chicago (b. 1823)  

Mar 18 Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails, trains), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Apr 20 In the year 1899 death of joseph Wolf, German artist (b. 1820)  

Apr 21 Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

May 01 Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (b. 1824) died in the year 1899.  

May 15 Francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70 in the year 1899.  

May 25 In the year 1899 marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68  

May 29 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Johann Baptist Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Ernest Chausson, French composer (Solitude dance le bois), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Jun 30 On this day in history jon Helgason, Icelandic poet (Ur Landsudri), dies  

Jul 12 Esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, gov of Suriname, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 In the year 1899 horatio Alger Jr, Amer clergyman/author (Disagreeeable Woman), dies  

Jul 21 In the year 1899 death of robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and military officer (b. 1833)  

Aug 16 In the year 1899 death of robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811)  

Sep 08 On this day in history vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer, dies at 78  

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Jan 01 Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)  

Jan 01 Raymond Loucheur, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1899.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant)