Historical Events In 1899

Apr 22   On this day in history e J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies  

Apr 22   In the year 1899 martyn Green, London, actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Iceman Cometh)  

Apr 23   Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech & Honeydew) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 24   On this day in history transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid  

Apr 26   Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail) in the year 1899.  

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

Apr 29   On this day in history the birth of 'Duke' Ellington, US bandleader  

Apr 30   On this day in history jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal, author (regional novels)  

May 03   Aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven) in the year 1899.  

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

May 05   In the year 1899 freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy)  

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   In the year 1899 edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet  

May 09   Lawn mower patented in the year 1899.  

May 10   On this day in history fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)  

May 10   The birth of Fred Astaire, American Actor in the year 1899.  

May 15   Francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

May 17   Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off) in the year 1899.  

May 17   In the year 1899 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   World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in first Hague Peace Conference on this day in history.  

May 19   Leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright on this day in history.  

May 20   In the year 1899 estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments)  

May 21   Ilse Lagner, writer on this day in history.  

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

May 24   Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times) on this day in history.  

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

May 25   In the year 1899 33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23  

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

May 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1899.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer  

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

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   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 in the year 1899.  

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

Jan 29   In the year 1899 alfred Sisley, painter, dies  

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   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