Historical Events In 1899

Jan 01   Cuba liberated from Spain by US in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history the first known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times.   

Jan 05   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1899 phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)   

Jan 07   In the year 1899 francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)   

Jan 07   Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's in the year 1899.   

Jan 08   On this day in history solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59)   

Jan 09   In the year 1899 manitobans suffer record low temperature of -52.8 Celsius (-63 F)0   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948)   

Jan 13   In the year 1899 the Canadian Northern Railway is formed by the amalgamation of the Winnipeg Great Northern Railway and the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company. William Mackenzie and Donald Mann then proceeded to expand the Canadian Northern system so that by 1915 the system comprised 9,362 miles of trackage.   

Jan 14   On this day in history fritz Bayerlein, German lt-general (WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo)   

Jan 15   On this day in history goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist (Better of Goodman)   

Jan 17   On this day in history al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging)   

Jan 17   The birth of Al Capone, American gangster in the year 1899.   

Jan 17   On this day in history uS takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific   

Jan 19   On this day in history anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms   

Jan 19   On this day in history [John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer   

Jan 20   In the year 1899 alexander Tcherepnin, composer   

Jan 21   Opel manufactured its first automobile on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Guido Kisch, Czech/German/US historian (Jews in medieval Germany) on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss a federation bill on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic in the year 1899.   

Jan 23   In the year 1899 joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts)   

Jan 24   In the year 1899 belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

Jan 24   In the year 1899 rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan   

Jan 25   Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces) in the year 1899.   

Jan 25   In the year 1899 alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

Jan 26   Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One) in the year 1899.   

Jan 27   Granville English, composer in the year 1899.   

Jan 28   American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress in the year 1899.   

Jan 28   On this day in history zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 12   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died in the year 1899.   

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

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   On this day in history george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies   

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

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