Historical Events In 1899

Jan 01   In the year 1899 cuba liberated from Spain by US   

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

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

Jan 05   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG) in the year 1899.   

Jan 06   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) in the year 1899.   

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   Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59) in the year 1899.   

Jan 09   Manitobans suffer record low temperature of -52.8 Celsius (-63 F)0 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69   

Jan 12   Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948) on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   Fritz Bayerlein, German lt-general (WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo) in the year 1899.   

Jan 15   Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist (Better of Goodman) in the year 1899.   

Jan 17   Al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging) in the year 1899.   

Jan 17   On this day in history the birth of Al Capone, American gangster   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1899 anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms   

Jan 19   In the year 1899 [John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer   

Jan 20   On this day in history alexander Tcherepnin, composer   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1899 guido Kisch, Czech/German/US historian (Jews in medieval Germany)   

Jan 22   Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss a federation bill in the year 1899.   

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   Joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts) in the year 1899.   

Jan 24   Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms in the year 1899.   

Jan 24   On this day in history rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan   

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

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

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

Jan 27   In the year 1899 granville English, composer   

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   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   In the year 1899 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 in the year 1899.   

Jan 07   Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant) was born on this day in history.   

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   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies in the year 1899.   

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

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   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