Historical Events In 1899

Oct 13   Marcelle de Manziarly, composer in the year 1899.   

Oct 14   Alan Washbond, US, 2-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departs to South Africa on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 & 19-3 victories over Cleve Spiders on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1899 sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000   

Oct 19   Miguel Asturias, Guatemala, poet/diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67) in the year 1899.   

Oct 20   Battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers in the year 1899.   

Oct 20   Evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand) on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Robert H "Bobby" Gunning, Brit colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle in the year 1899.   

Oct 21   In the year 1899 battle at Elandslaagte Natal: (Boers vs British army)   

Oct 22   In the year 1899 british troops flee Dundee, Natal South Africa   

Oct 23   Lilyan Tashman, Brooklyn NY, actor (Bulldog Drummond) on this day in history.   

Oct 23   W Penn Symons, British gen-maj, dies in battle in the year 1899.   

Oct 24   On this day in history battle at Rietfontein, South Africa: Boers vs British army   

Oct 24   On this day in history ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman (1962-63)   

Oct 28   In the year 1899 c Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies   

Oct 29   In the year 1899 akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor (For Whom the Bell Tolls)   

Oct 30   In the year 1899 battle at Ladysmith Natal: Boers beat lt-general Whites army   

Oct 30   Ernst H Ridder van Rappard, Dutch SS officer/founder (NSNAP) in the year 1899.   

Nov 02   In the year 1899 boers begin siege of Ladysmith Natal   

Nov 02   On this day in history eddy [Charles E] du Perron, Dutch author/poet   

Nov 03   On this day in history james J Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title   

Nov 03   Jim Jeffries retains heavyweight boxing title over Sailor Tom Sharkey on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Carlos Pellicer, Mexican museum director/poet (Teotihuacan) in the year 1899.   

Nov 05   Forrest Lewis, actor (Monster of Piedras Blancas) in the year 1899.   

Nov 09   On this day in history boerenaanval up Ladysmith, Natal, attack   

Nov 11   On this day in history harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates)   

Nov 11   On this day in history stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora," premieres in London   

Nov 12   On this day in history british troops reach Durban Natal   

Nov 15   In the year 1899 morning Post reporter Winston Churchill & wife captured in Natal   

Nov 16   In the year 1899 mary Margaret McBride, Paris Mo, radio personality (WOR-AM, NYC)   

Nov 17   In the year 1899 roger Vitrac, French poet/dramatist (Coup of Trafalgar)   

Nov 18   Eugene Ormandy, [Blau], Budapest Hungary, conductor (Phila Orch) on this day in history.   

Nov 18   On this day in history trumper scores 208 in 185 mins (1 five 25 fours) NSW v Qld   

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Jan 01   Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)   

Jan 01   Raymond Loucheur, composer was born in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69   

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   In the year 1899 alfred Sisley, painter, dies   

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 in the year 1899.   

Feb 11   In the year 1899 george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies   

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

Feb 18   M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 in the year 1899.