Historical Events In 1899

Jan 01   On this day in history cuba liberated from Spain by US   

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer in the year 1899.   

Jan 03   The first known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times in the year 1899.   

Jan 05   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG)   

Jan 06   In the year 1899 phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)   

Jan 07   On this day in history francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)   

Jan 07   In the year 1899 walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's   

Jan 08   Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59) in the year 1899.   

Jan 09   Manitobans suffer record low temperature of -52.8 Celsius (-63 F)0 in the year 1899.   

Jan 10   In the year 1899 gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69   

Jan 12   Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948) on this day in history.   

Jan 13   The Canadian Northern Railway is formed by the amalgamation of the Winnipeg Great Northern Railway and the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company. William Mackenzie and Donald Mann then proceeded to expand the Canadian Northern system so that by 1915 the system comprised 9,362 miles of trackage in the year 1899.   

Jan 14   In the year 1899 fritz Bayerlein, German lt-general (WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo)   

Jan 15   On this day in history goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist (Better of Goodman)   

Jan 17   On this day in history al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging)   

Jan 17   The birth of Al Capone, American gangster on this day in history.   

Jan 17   US takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific in the year 1899.   

Jan 19   In the year 1899 anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms   

Jan 19   In the year 1899 [John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer   

Jan 20   Alexander Tcherepnin, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Opel manufactured its first automobile on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Guido Kisch, Czech/German/US historian (Jews in medieval Germany) in the year 1899.   

Jan 22   Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss a federation bill in the year 1899.   

Jan 22   Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation in the year 1899.   

Jan 23   Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts) on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

Jan 24   Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan in the year 1899.   

Jan 25   Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces) in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 26   Wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One) on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1899 granville English, composer   

Jan 28   American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1899 zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger   

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Jan 01   Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer was born in the year 1899.   

Jan 01   In the year 1899 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 in the year 1899.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO (1957-61)   

Jan 06   In the year 1899 birth of phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 in the year 1899.   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)   

Jan 25   In the year 1899 alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1899 francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

Feb 18   In the year 1899 m Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56