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   80°F in SF on this day in history.  

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

Feb 18   Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II) on this day in history.  

Feb 18   M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 20   Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, LI NY, founder (Pan Am Airways) in the year 1899.  

Feb 20   Ill Tel & Tel granted franchise for Chicago freight tunnel system in the year 1899.  

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   Jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall) on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history western Washington University is established.  

Feb 25   Leo J Weisgerber, German linguist in the year 1899.  

Feb 25   In the year 1899 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   In the year 1899 frederick Denison Maurice Hocking, pathologist  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 03   Alfred M Gruenther, US, commanding general (NATO, 1953-56) in the year 1899.  

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

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 in the year 1899.  

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 in the year 1899.  

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

Mar 10   Finn Hoffding, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu)  

Jan 01   Raymond Loucheur, composer was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born in the year 1899.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1899.  

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   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   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