Page 10: Historical Events In 1899

Oct 14   Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departs to South Africa.   

Oct 15   Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders   

Oct 17   Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215000.   

Oct 19   Miguel Asturias, Guatemala, poet/diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67).   

Oct 20   Battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers   

Oct 20   Evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand)   

Oct 20   Robert H "Bobby" Gunning, Brit colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle   

Oct 21   Battle at Elandslaagte Natal: (Boers vs British army)   

Oct 22   British troops flee Dundee, Natal South Africa   

Oct 23   Lilyan Tashman, Brooklyn NY, actor (Bulldog Drummond).   

Oct 23   W Penn Symons, British gen-maj, dies in battle   

Oct 24   Battle at Rietfontein, South Africa: Boers vs British army.   

Oct 24   Ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman (1962-63).   

Oct 28   C Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies.   

Oct 29   Akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls).   

Oct 30   Battle at Ladysmith Natal: Boers beat lt-general Whites army.   

Oct 30   Ernst H Ridder van Rappard, Dutch SS officer/founder (NSNAP)   

Nov 02   Boers begin siege of Ladysmith Natal.   

Nov 02   Eddy [Charles E] du Perron, Dutch author/poet   

Nov 03   James J Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title.   

Nov 03   Jim Jeffries retains heavyweight boxing title over Sailor Tom Sharkey   

Nov 04   Carlos Pellicer, Mexican museum director/poet (Teotihuacan).   

Nov 05   Forrest Lewis, actor (Monster of Piedras Blancas).   

Nov 09   Boerenaanval up Ladysmith, Natal, attack   

Nov 11   Harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates).   

Nov 11   Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora," premieres in London   

Nov 12   British troops reach Durban Natal.   

Nov 15   Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill and wife captured in Natal   

Nov 16   Mary Margaret McBride, Paris Mo, radio personality (WOR-AM, NYC)   

Nov 17   Roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Coup of Trafalgar)   

Nov 18   Eugene Ormandy, [Blau], Budapest Hungary, conductor (Phila Orch)   

Nov 18   Trumper scores 208 in 185 mins (1 five 25 fours) NSW v Qld.   

Nov 19   Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope and Other Poems)   

Nov 19   [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55.   

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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,