Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems) on this day in history.   

Nov 19   [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55 in the year 1899.   

Nov 20   Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer in the year 1899.   

Nov 21   In the year 1899 garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies   

Nov 22   -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army) in the year 1899.   

Nov 22   In the year 1899 hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust)   

Nov 22   Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust) in the year 1899.   

Nov 23   1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF) on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history norman Hunter, writer   

Nov 23   On this day in history the first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco)   

Nov 24   Abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1899 jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer   

Nov 25   Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers in the year 1899.   

Nov 25   Robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman)   

Nov 27   Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1899.   

Nov 28   In the year 1899 adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19   

Nov 28   Battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history gustave Reese, composer   

Dec 01   Robert Welch, found John Birch Society on this day in history.   

Dec 02   On this day in history john Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra)   

Dec 02   In the year 1899 uS & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them   

Dec 02   US and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them in the year 1899.   

Dec 04   56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer   

Dec 04   Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player in the year 1899.   

Dec 06   Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith in the year 1899.   

Dec 07   In the year 1899 antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82   

Dec 08   James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith   

Dec 09   On this day in history frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor   

Dec 10   -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61) was born in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 07   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) was born in the year 1899.   

Jan 07   In the year 1899 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   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   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies   

Feb 16   On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

Feb 18   On this day in history m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56