Page 11: Historical Events In 1899

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

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

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

Nov 22   Hoagy (Hoagland) Carmichael (songwriter Stardust) in the year 1899.   

Nov 22   In the year 1899 hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust)   

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

Nov 23   Norman Hunter, writer in the year 1899.   

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

Nov 29   In the year 1899 gustave Reese, composer   

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

Dec 02   John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra) on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1899 james "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist   

Dec 08   Natal: British fall/burst out belegerd Ladysmith on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1899 birth of raymond Loucheur, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history alfred Sisley, painter, dies   

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   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