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1899 Historical Event(s)
January 21, 1899
– Opel manufactures its first automobile.
January 22, 1899
– Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.
February 6, 1899
– Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
February 14, 1899
– Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
June 12, 1899
– New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
September 13, 1899
– Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
October 11, 1899
– The Western League is renamed the American League.
November 2, 1899
– The Boers begin their 118 day siege of British held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
December 2, 1899
– Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed “The Filipino Thermopylae”, is fought.
December 10, 1899
– Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity is founded at the City College of New York.
Who Were Born On 1899?
January 11, 1899
– Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)
January 17, 1899
– Nevil Shute, English author (d. 1960)
January 22, 1899
– Martti Haavio, Finnish poet (d. 1973)
February 19, 1899
– Lucio Fontana, Italian-Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1968)
March 28, 1899
– Buck Shaw, American football coach (d. 1977)
July 23, 1899
– Gustav Heinemann, German politician (d. 1976)
August 9, 1899
– P. L. Travers, Australian author (d. 1996)
September 28, 1899
– Alice de Janzé, American heiress (d. 1941)
November 18, 1899
– Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-born American violinist and conductor (d. 1985)
December 3, 1899
– Ikeda Hayato, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965)