Historical Events In 1899

Jan 01   Cuba liberated from Spain by US on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1899 the first known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times.   

Jan 05   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1899 gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69   

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

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   In the year 1899 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   Al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   The birth of Al Capone, American gangster on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   Alexander Tcherepnin, composer in the year 1899.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1899 leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.   

Jan 23   Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts) in the year 1899.   

Jan 24   In the year 1899 belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

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

Jan 25   Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

Jan 26   Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One) on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1899 granville English, composer   

Jan 28   In the year 1899 american Social Science Association incorporated by Congress   

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

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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   On this day in history birth of alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer   

Jan 02   Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1899 gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69   

Jan 12   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1899.   

Feb 16   In the year 1899 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.