Page 9: Historical Events In 1899

Sep 13   In the year 1899 the first known auto-related fatality occurs when pedestrian Henry Bliss is struck by a car in New York City.   

Sep 14   In the year 1899 hal Wallis, movie producer (Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park)   

Sep 14   On this day in history henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY)   

Sep 14   On this day in history henry Bliss becomes first automobile fatality (NY)   

Sep 14   Henry Bliss, 1st auto death (NYC) in the year 1899.   

Sep 15   5th US Golf Open: Willie Smith shoots a 315 at Baltimore CC MD in the year 1899.   

Sep 15   In the year 1899 milton S Eisenhower, Dwight's brother/pres (Pennsylvania State)   

Sep 16   In the year 1899 hans Swarowsky, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Graz Opera 1947-50)   

Sep 17   On this day in history 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa   

Sep 17   In the year 1899 winnie Lightner, Greenport NY, comedienne (Sit Tight, Side Show)   

Sep 20   Elliot Nugent, director (And so They were Married) in the year 1899.   

Sep 20   On this day in history in the Menderes Valley Turkey a 6.9 earthquake caused severe damage to buildings, bridges and railroad and telegraph lines in the Aydin-Denizli area.   

Sep 21   Luc Haesaerts, Flemish art critic (Flandre) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1899 louise Nevelson, sculptor   

Sep 24   On this day in history eduardo Hernandez Moncada, composer   

Sep 28   On this day in history giovanni Segantini, Italian painter (Become his fare), dies   

Sep 28   Transvaal mobilizes in the year 1899.   

Sep 29   Billy Butlin, South Africa, holiday camp promoter in the year 1899.   

Sep 30   On this day in history hendrik Marsman, Dutch poet/writer/critic   

Oct 01   Lajos Bardos, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history orange Free state mobilizes   

Oct 03   Gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs) in the year 1899.   

Oct 03   In the year 1899 j S Thurman patents motor-driven vacuum cleaner   

Oct 05   Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 05   Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1899.   

Oct 08   Milner Connorton Gray, designer on this day in history.   

Oct 09   1st British troops reaches Durban South Africa in the year 1899.   

Oct 09   On this day in history bruce Catton, US, historian/writer (Civil War)   

Oct 10   In the year 1899 iR Johnson patents bicycle frame   

Oct 11   A L "Oosh" Ochse, cricketer (no relation to A E S African fast bowler) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1899 south African Boers declare war on Great Britain   

Oct 11   The Boer War begins in South Africa on this day in history.   

Oct 12   South Africa Boer Republic declares war on England in the year 1899.   

Oct 13   7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of raymond Loucheur, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1899 birth of alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer   

Jan 02   Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1899 death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)   

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies in the year 1899.   

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 in the year 1899.   

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