Historical Events In 1899

Jan 01   Cuba liberated from Spain by US in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 03   The first known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1899 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG)   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1899 francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches)   

Jan 07   Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1899 solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59)   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1899 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.   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1899 goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist (Better of Goodman)   

Jan 17   Al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   The birth of Al Capone, American gangster in the year 1899.   

Jan 17   US takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms   

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1899 opel manufactured its first automobile.   

Jan 22   On this day in history guido Kisch, Czech/German/US historian (Jews in medieval Germany)   

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

Jan 22   Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1899 emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic.   

Jan 23   In the year 1899 joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts)   

Jan 24   Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan   

Jan 25   In the year 1899 ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces)   

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies in the year 1899.   

Jan 26   In the year 1899 wyllis Cooper, Pekin Ill, TV narrator (Volume One)   

Jan 27   Granville English, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history american Social Science Association incorporated by Congress   

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

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

Jan 02   Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1899 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   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 in the year 1899.   

Jan 10   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 in the year 1899.   

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   In the year 1899 alfred Sisley, painter, dies   

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history francois Félix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57   

Feb 18   M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 on this day in history.