Historical Events In 1899

Feb 16   Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (Eng v SA Johannesburg) in the year 1899.  

Feb 16   Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England vs South Africa Johannesburg) on this day in history.  

Feb 18   80°F in SF on this day in history.  

Feb 18   80º F, San Francisco CA in the year 1899.  

Feb 18   Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II) in the year 1899.  

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

Feb 18   San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1899 cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, LI NY, founder (Pan Am Airways)  

Feb 20   In the year 1899 ill Tel & Tel granted franchise for Chicago freight tunnel system  

Feb 20   Illinois Tel &Tel granted franchise for Chicago freight tunnel system on this day in history.  

Feb 22   On this day in history dwight Frye, Salina KS, actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein)  

Feb 24   Jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall) in the year 1899.  

Feb 24   Western Washington University is established on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Leo J Weisgerber, German linguist on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Paul Julius Reuter, founder of the eponymous British news agency, dies in Nice, France in the year 1899.  

Feb 25   Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies in the year 1899.  

Feb 27   Charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer (Insulin) on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist in the year 1899.  

Mar 01   In the year 1899 gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90  

Mar 02   In the year 1899 admiral George Dewey becomes the first US Admiral of the Navy.  

Mar 02   In the year 1899 pattie Maie Menzies, Australian dame  

Mar 02   On this day in history pres McKinley signs bill creating Mt Rainier Natl Park (5th in US)  

Mar 02   In the year 1899 president McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in US)  

Mar 03   On this day in history alfred M Gruenther, US, commanding general (NATO, 1953-56)  

Mar 03   Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar on this day in history.  

Mar 03   George Dewey becomes first in US with rank of Admiral of the Navy in the year 1899.  

Mar 04   On this day in history cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland  

Mar 05   In the year 1899 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Concerto in D  

Mar 05   Patrick Hadley, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 06   On this day in history "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann and still going strong 100 years later  

Mar 06   On this day in history "Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann  

Mar 06   Aspirin was patented by Felix Hoffman on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows)  

Mar 10   In the year 1899 finn Hoffding, composer  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)  

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

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1899.  

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

Jan 07   Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant) was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 10   In the year 1899 gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69  

Jan 12   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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.