Page 11: Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   In the year 1899 allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems)   

Nov 19   [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55 in the year 1899.   

Nov 20   Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 in the year 1899.   

Nov 20   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies in the year 1899.   

Nov 22   -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust) in the year 1899.   

Nov 22   Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) in the year 1899.   

Nov 23   On this day in history 1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF)   

Nov 23   On this day in history norman Hunter, writer   

Nov 23   The first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 24   In the year 1899 jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer   

Nov 25   On this day in history battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers   

Nov 25   On this day in history robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73   

Nov 25   Vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1899.   

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

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

Nov 29   In the year 1899 gustave Reese, composer   

Dec 01   Robert Welch, found John Birch Society in the year 1899.   

Dec 02   John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra) on this day in history.   

Dec 02   US & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 04   In the year 1899 douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer   

Dec 04   Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor in the year 1899.   

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

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

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

Dec 08   James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist in the year 1899.   

Dec 08   Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith in the year 1899.   

Dec 09   In the year 1899 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 in the year 1899.   

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   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61) was born in the year 1899.   

Jan 06   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) was born in the year 1899.   

Jan 07   In the year 1899 birth of francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history alfred Sisley, painter, dies   

Feb 06   In the year 1899 georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67   

Feb 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1899 m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56