Page 11: Historical Events In 1899

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

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

Nov 20   On this day in history carl A E Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish translator, dies at 63   

Nov 20   On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer   

Nov 21   Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1899.   

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

Nov 23   The first jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco) in the year 1899.   

Nov 24   Abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies in the year 1899.   

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

Nov 27   In the year 1899 felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer, dies at 74   

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

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 in the year 1899.   

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 in the year 1899.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1899.   

Dec 08   In the year 1899 james "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist   

Dec 08   Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith in the year 1899.   

Dec 09   In the year 1899 frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor   

Dec 10   In the year 1899 -15] British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa   

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Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of juozas Tallat-Kelpsa, composer   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1899 birth of raymond Loucheur, composer   

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

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

Jan 07   Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1899 georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67   

Feb 11   George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies on this day in history.   

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

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