Historical Events In 1899

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

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

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   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history phyllis Haver, Douglas KS, silent screen actress (What Price Glory)   

Jan 07   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc, Paris, composer/pianist (Les Biches) on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's in the year 1899.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 in the year 1899.   

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

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   On this day in history 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) in the year 1899.   

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   Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms in the year 1899.   

Jan 19   [John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1899 alexander Tcherepnin, composer   

Jan 21   On this day in history opel manufactured its first automobile.   

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

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 in the year 1899.   

Jan 23   On this day in history emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic.   

Jan 23   On this day in history joseph Nathan Kane, historian (Famous Firsts)   

Jan 24   On this day in history belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

Jan 24   Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan in the year 1899.   

Jan 25   Ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces) in the year 1899.   

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

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

Jan 27   On this day in history granville English, composer   

Jan 28   American Social Science Association incorporated by Congress on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1899 zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger   

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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 in the year 1899.   

Jan 01   Raymond Loucheur, composer was born in the year 1899.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1899 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   In the year 1899 alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies   

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history george Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies   

Feb 16   On this day in history 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