Page 3: Historical Events In 1899

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

Feb 16   In the year 1899 pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England vs South Africa Johannesburg)   

Feb 18   On this day in history 80°F in SF   

Feb 18   80º F, San Francisco CA on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1899.   

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

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

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

Feb 22   Dwight Frye, Salina KS, actor (Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein) on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)   

Feb 24   Western Washington University is established in the year 1899.   

Feb 25   On this day in history leo J Weisgerber, German linguist   

Feb 25   On this day in history paul Julius Reuter, founder of the eponymous British news agency, dies in Nice, France.   

Feb 25   Paul Julius von Reuter, founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer (Insulin) in the year 1899.   

Feb 28   Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian MP, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 02   Pattie Maie Menzies, Australian dame in the year 1899.   

Mar 02   In the year 1899 pres McKinley signs bill creating Mt Rainier Natl Park (5th in US)   

Mar 02   On this day in history president McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in US)   

Mar 03   In the year 1899 alfred M Gruenther, US, commanding general (NATO, 1953-56)   

Mar 03   Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar in the year 1899.   

Mar 03   On this day in history george Dewey becomes first in US with rank of Admiral of the Navy   

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

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

Mar 05   In the year 1899 patrick Hadley, composer   

Mar 06   In the year 1899 "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann and still going strong 100 years later   

Mar 06   "Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann in the year 1899.   

Mar 06   Aspirin was patented by Felix Hoffman in the year 1899.   

Mar 08   Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows) in the year 1899.   

Mar 10   On this day in history finn Hoffding, composer   

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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 in the year 1899.   

Jan 01   Raymond Loucheur, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1899 alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

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