Historical Events In 1899

Jan 01   Cuba liberated from Spain by US   

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer   

Jan 03   The inaugural 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).   

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

Jan 07   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches).   

Jan 07   In this year, Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's.   

Jan 08   Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59).   

Jan 09   Manitobans suffer record low temperature of -52.8 Celsius (-63 F)0   

Jan 10   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69   

Jan 12   Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948)   

Jan 13   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 9362 miles of trackage   

Jan 14   Fritz Bayerlein, German lt-general (WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo)   

Jan 15   Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist (Better of Goodman)   

Jan 17   Al Capone, American gangster is born   

Jan 17   Al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging)   

Jan 17   US takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific   

Jan 19   Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms.   

Jan 19   [John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer.   

Jan 20   Alexander Tcherepnin, composer   

Jan 21   Opel manufactured its inaugural automobile.   

Jan 22   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   

Jan 22   Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation   

Jan 23   Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the inaugural Philippine Republic   

Jan 23   Joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts)   

Jan 24   Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms.   

Jan 24   Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan   

Jan 25   Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces)   

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

Jan 26   Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One).   

Jan 27   Granville English, composer   

Jan 28   American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress   

Jan 28   Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger   

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Jan 01   Juozas tallat-kelpsa: Composer   

Jan 01   Lev v kuleshov: Russian director/theorist (po zakonu)   

Jan 02   Alexander tcherepnin: St petersburg russia, composer   

Jan 02   Paul-henri spaak: Belgium, premier/sec-gen of nato (1957-61)   

Jan 06   Phyllis haver: Douglas ks, silent screen actress (what price glory)   

Jan 07   Francis jean marcel poulenc: Paris, composer/pianist (les biches)   

Jan 07   Kenneth thomson: Pitts, actor (broadway melody, little giant)   

Jan 08   Solomon wrd bandaranaike: Premier of ceylon (1956-59)   

Jan 10   Gerard keller: Dutch writer (vlugmaren),    

Jan 12   Hiram walker: American distiller (b. 1816)   

Jan 25   Alfredo d'escragnolle: French/brazilian writer (innocencia),   

Jan 29   Alfred sisley: Painter,    

Feb 06   Georg leo earl von caprivi: German chancellor,   

Feb 11   George morgan: 1st english motorist to die in an motor accident,   

Feb 16   Francois félix faure: President of france (1895-99),    

Feb 18   M sophus lie: Norwegian mathematician,