Page 11: Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   In the year 1899 allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems)   

Nov 19   [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Medea), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63 in the year 1899.   

Nov 20   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies in the year 1899.   

Nov 22   On this day in history -23] Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army)   

Nov 22   On this day in history hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust)   

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

Nov 23   In the year 1899 1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF)   

Nov 23   Norman Hunter, writer on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1899.   

Nov 25   Vera Reynolds, Richmond VA, silent screen actress (Lawless Woman) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1899 battle of Mud river (Boer general. Cronjé beats British gen Methuen)   

Nov 29   Gustave Reese, composer on this day in history.   

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

Dec 02   John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra) in the year 1899.   

Dec 02   US & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them on this day in history.   

Dec 02   US and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them on this day in history.   

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

Dec 04   Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer on this day in history.   

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

Dec 05   In the year 1899 sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player   

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 in the year 1899.   

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

Dec 09   Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Raymond Loucheur, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) was born in the year 1899.   

Jan 07   In the year 1899 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1899.   

Feb 18   M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 in the year 1899.