Historical Events In 1899

Apr 22   Martyn Green, London, actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Iceman Cometh) on this day in history.  

Apr 23   On this day in history edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew)  

Apr 23   The birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer in the year 1899.  

Apr 24   Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid in the year 1899.  

Apr 26   In the year 1899 guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)  

Apr 29   In the year 1899 duke Ellington, Wash DC, [Edward Kennedy], bandleader (Take "A" Train)  

Apr 29   The birth of 'Duke' Ellington, US bandleader in the year 1899.  

Apr 30   Jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal, author (regional novels) on this day in history.  

May 03   In the year 1899 aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven)  

May 04   On this day in history 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12  

May 05   Freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy) on this day in history.  

May 08   Jan F van Hall, Dutch sculptor/resistance fighter on this day in history.  

May 08   The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens on this day in history.  

May 09   On this day in history edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet  

May 09   Lawn mower patented in the year 1899.  

May 10   In the year 1899 fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)  

May 10   On this day in history the birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor  

May 15   In the year 1899 francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70  

May 17   On this day in history ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)  

May 17   On this day in history victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid England  

May 18   On this day in history world Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference  

May 18   On this day in history world Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference  

May 19   In the year 1899 leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright  

May 20   Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments) on this day in history.  

May 21   Ilse Lagner, writer in the year 1899.  

May 24   1st auto repair shop opens (Boston) on this day in history.  

May 24   Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times) in the year 1899.  

May 24   In the year 1899 the first auto repair shop opens in Boston  

May 25   33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23 on this day in history.  

May 25   In the year 1899 marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68  

May 26   In the year 1899 otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian  

May 29   Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1899.  

May 30   24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47 on this day in history.  

May 31   -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails on this day in history.  

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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   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   In the year 1899 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   On this day in history birth of kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant)  

Jan 10   On this day in history gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69  

Jan 12   On this day in history death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)  

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies in the year 1899.  

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   George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 16   In the year 1899 francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57  

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