Page 11: Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems) on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 20   In the year 1899 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer   

Nov 21   In the year 1899 garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies   

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

Nov 22   On this day in history hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust)   

Nov 22   Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 23   In the year 1899 norman Hunter, writer   

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

Nov 24   On this day in history abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies   

Nov 24   On this day in history jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer   

Nov 25   In the year 1899 battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers   

Nov 25   In the year 1899 robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73   

Nov 25   In the year 1899 vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman)   

Nov 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen)   

Nov 29   Gustave Reese, composer in the year 1899.   

Dec 01   Robert Welch, found John Birch Society on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Dec 04   In the year 1899 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes   

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

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   On this day in history harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith   

Dec 07   Antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 08   On this day in history natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith   

Dec 09   Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer   

Jan 01   Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu) was born in the year 1899.   

Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of raymond Loucheur, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1899 birth of alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer   

Jan 02   Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) was born in the year 1899.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

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

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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

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