Page 6: Historical Events In 1899

May 31   -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1899 conference of Bloemfontein fails   

May 31   Leonid Leonow, writer in the year 1899.   

Jun 01   Cricket test debut of Wilfred Rhodes & Victor Trumper in Grace's last in the year 1899.   

Jun 01   Werner Janssen, NYC, conductor/composer (New Years Eve in NY) in the year 1899.   

Jun 02   Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history royal Beal, Brookline MA, actor (Death of a Salesman)   

Jun 03   In the year 1899 georg von Bekesy, Budapest Hungary, physician (Nobel-1961)   

Jun 03   In the year 1899 johann Baptist Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King), dies at 73   

Jun 03   On this day in history w G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 yrs 320 days   

Jun 04   On this day in history leo Spies, composer   

Jun 05   On this day in history alfred Dreyfus' acquitted   

Jun 07   In the year 1899 elizabeth Bowen, Dublin, novelist (Death of the Heart, Encounters)   

Jun 09   James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title in the year 1899.   

Jun 10   On this day in history ernest Chausson, French composer (Solitude dance le bois), dies at 44   

Jun 10   In the year 1899 improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati   

Jun 10   Improved Benevolent &Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1899 raoul Salan, Fr/Indochina/Algeria (leader OAS)   

Jun 11   On this day in history george Frederick McKay, composer   

Jun 12   New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 peoples and injures around 200 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   Carlos Chavez, Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfonia India) in the year 1899.   

Jun 14   Kawabata Yasunari, Zen writer (Nobel Literature 1968) on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Nelson Doubleday, US, publisher (Doubleday) in the year 1899.   

Jun 16   Victor Trumper's 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord's in the year 1899.   

Jun 18   On this day in history james Ralph Darling, teacher   

Jun 18   The CP line from Lethbridge through Crows Nest Pass to Kootenay Landing is opened for traffic. This was built with subsidies afforded by the Crows Nest Pass Agreement of 1897 which also set fixed rates on grain traffic in the year 1899.   

Jun 19   George Calinescu, Romania, literature (Enigma Otilei) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer in the year 1899.   

Jun 21   In the year 1899 pavel Haas, composer   

Jun 22   On this day in history dorothy Devore, Ft Worth TX, actress (Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil)   

Jun 23   Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer in the year 1899.   

Jun 24   Bruce Marshall, writer on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage   

Jun 30   On this day in history frantisek Tomasek, bishop of Prague/cardinal   

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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   On this day in history birth of raymond Loucheur, composer   

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   In the year 1899 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   Hiram Walker, American distiller (b. 1816) died in the year 1899.   

Jan 25   Alfredo d'Escragnolle, French/Brazilian writer (Innocencia), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Alfred Sisley, painter, dies in the year 1899.   

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   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