Page 6: Historical Events In 1899

May 31   -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails.   

May 31   Conference of Bloemfontein fails   

May 31   Leonid Leonow, writer.   

Jun 01   Cricket test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper in Grace's last.   

Jun 01   Werner Janssen, NYC, conductor/composer (New Years Eve in NY).   

Jun 02   Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings.   

Jun 02   Royal Beal, Brookline MA, actor (Death of a Salesman)   

Jun 03   Georg von Bekesy, Budapest Hungary, physician (Nobel-1961).   

Jun 03   Johann Baptist Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King), dies at 73.   

Jun 03   W G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 yrs 320 days   

Jun 04   Leo Spies, composer.   

Jun 05   Alfred Dreyfus' acquitted.   

Jun 07   Elizabeth Bowen, Dublin, novelist (Death of the Heart, Encounters)   

Jun 09   James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title.   

Jun 10   Ernest Chausson, French composer (Solitude dance le bois), dies at 44   

Jun 10   Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati.   

Jun 10   Raoul Salan, Fr/Indochina/Algeria (leader OAS).   

Jun 11   George Frederick McKay, composer   

Jun 12   New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history results in the deaths of 117 peoples and injures around 200   

Jun 13   Carlos Chavez, Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfonia India)   

Jun 14   Kawabata Yasunari, Zen writer (Nobel Literature 1968)   

Jun 16   Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday).   

Jun 16   Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's.   

Jun 18   James Ralph Darling, teacher.   

Jun 18   The CP line from Lethbridge through Crows Nest Pass to Kootenay Landing is opened for traffic. This was built with subsidies afforded by the Crows Nest Pass Agreement of 1897 which also set fixed rates on grain traffic   

Jun 19   George Calinescu, Romania, literature (Enigma Otilei).   

Jun 20   Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer.   

Jun 21   Pavel Haas, composer.   

Jun 22   Dorothy Devore, Ft Worth TX, actress (Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil)   

Jun 23   Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer   

Jun 24   Bruce Marshall, writer.   

Jun 29   Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage   

Jun 30   Frantisek Tomasek, bishop of Prague/cardinal.   

Jun 30   Jack Hearne takes a hat-trick Eng v Australia at Headingley   

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Jan 01   Juozas tallat-kelpsa: Composer   

Jan 01   Lev v kuleshov: Russian director/theorist (po zakonu)   

Jan 02   Alexander tcherepnin: St petersburg russia, composer   

Jan 02   Paul-henri spaak: Belgium, premier/sec-gen of nato (1957-61)   

Jan 06   Phyllis haver: Douglas ks, silent screen actress (what price glory)   

Jan 07   Francis jean marcel poulenc: Paris, composer/pianist (les biches)   

Jan 07   Kenneth thomson: Pitts, actor (broadway melody, little giant)   

Jan 08   Solomon wrd bandaranaike: Premier of ceylon (1956-59)   

Jan 10   Gerard keller: Dutch writer (vlugmaren),    

Jan 12   Hiram walker: American distiller (b. 1816)   

Jan 25   Alfredo d'escragnolle: French/brazilian writer (innocencia),   

Jan 29   Alfred sisley: Painter,   

Feb 06   Georg leo earl von caprivi: German chancellor,   

Feb 11   George morgan: 1st english motorist to die in an motor accident,   

Feb 16   Francois félix faure: President of france (1895-99),   

Feb 18   M sophus lie: Norwegian mathematician,