Historical Events In 1899

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

Jan 02   In the year 1899 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   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   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 08   Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59) on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1899 manitobans suffer record low temperature of -52.8 Celsius (-63 F)0   

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

Jan 12   Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948) in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1899 al Capone, Italy, gangster (Chicago bootlegging)   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history uS takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific   

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

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

Jan 20   Alexander Tcherepnin, composer in the year 1899.   

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces)   

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

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

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   Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger in the year 1899.   

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

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

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

Jan 06   Phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died on this day in history.   

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