Historical Events In 1899

Dec 11   Andrew "Andy" Wauchope, British general-major, dies in battle in the year 1899.   

Dec 11   Battle of Magers' fountain on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1899 vera von der Heydt, psychoanalyst   

Dec 12   1st case of plague on Oahu, Hawaii on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1899 george F Grant of Boston patents golf tee   

Dec 13   On this day in history harold Guinzburg, publisher (founder of Literary Guild)   

Dec 15   Battle at Colenso, South Africa (Boers-British army) on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Frank Vosper, London England, actor (Man Who Knew Too Much) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Harold Walter Bailey, philologist in the year 1899.   

Dec 17   In the year 1899 frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of Brit field marshal, dies in battle   

Dec 18   In the year 1899 fieldmarshal Lord Roberts appointed Brit supreme commander in S Africa   

Dec 18   In the year 1899 john William Glover, composer, dies at 84   

Dec 21   Guy Wilkerson, TX, actor (Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Dwight L Moody, US evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement), dies on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Fieldmarshal Lord Roberts departs Southampton to South Africa on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1899 farmers send/guide belegerd Ladysmith Kerstpudding/desire in grenade   

Dec 25   Frank Fergusson, actor (My Friend Flicka, Peyton Place) on this day in history.   

Dec 25   The birth of Humphrey Bogart, American actor in the year 1899.   

Dec 26   On this day in history mafeking: Bathe-Powells failed assault up fort Game Tree: 24 killed   

Dec 27   On this day in history paul Costello, US, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1920, 24, 28)   

Dec 29   In the year 1899 english fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up   

Dec 30   James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85 in the year 1899.   

Dec 31   In the year 1899 gaston Glass, Paris France, film executive   

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of raymond Loucheur, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1899 birth of paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1899 alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies in the year 1899.   

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56