Page 11: Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   On this day in history allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems)   

Nov 19   [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63   

Nov 20   On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer   

Nov 21   On this day in history garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies   

Nov 22   -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army) in the year 1899.   

Nov 22   Hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust)   

Nov 23   In the year 1899 1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF)   

Nov 23   Norman Hunter, writer in the year 1899.   

Nov 23   The first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco) in the year 1899.   

Nov 24   In the year 1899 abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies   

Nov 24   Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer in the year 1899.   

Nov 25   Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1899.   

Nov 25   Vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman) in the year 1899.   

Nov 27   In the year 1899 felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74   

Nov 28   Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19 in the year 1899.   

Nov 28   In the year 1899 battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen)   

Nov 29   On this day in history gustave Reese, composer   

Dec 01   In the year 1899 robert Welch, found John Birch Society   

Dec 02   In the year 1899 john Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra)   

Dec 02   US & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them in the year 1899.   

Dec 02   On this day in history uS and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them   

Dec 04   On this day in history 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes   

Dec 04   Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor   

Dec 05   On this day in history sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player   

Dec 06   Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith in the year 1899.   

Dec 07   Antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1899.   

Dec 08   James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith on this day in history.   

Dec 09   On this day in history frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor   

Dec 10   On this day in history -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa   

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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   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 in the year 1899.   

Jan 06   In the year 1899 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   In the year 1899 birth of kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant)   

Jan 10   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 in the year 1899.   

Jan 12   In the year 1899 death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   Francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 in the year 1899.   

Feb 18   On this day in history m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56