Historical Events In 1899

Nov 19   On this day in history allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems)   

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   In the year 1899 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 23   On this day in history norman Hunter, writer   

Nov 23   In the year 1899 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   Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Battle at Graspan, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers on this day in history.   

Nov 25   In the year 1899 robert Lowry, composer, dies at 73   

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

Nov 29   Gustave Reese, composer in the year 1899.   

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

Dec 02   In the year 1899 john Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra)   

Dec 02   On this day in history uS & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them   

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

Dec 04   56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes in the year 1899.   

Dec 04   Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer in the year 1899.   

Dec 04   In the year 1899 webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor   

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   Antoni Katski, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history 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   -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   Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist (Po Zakonu) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1899 death of hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816)   

Jan 25   On this day in history alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

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 in the year 1899.   

Feb 16   In the year 1899 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