1899 Timeline

1899 Bayer Company Trademarked Hoffman's Discovery Under the Name "Aspirin"
In 1899, Bayer Company trademarked Hoffman's discovery under the name "Aspirin." Today it is believed that over a trillion tablets of aspirin have been sold worldwide.
1899 Churchill Acts As War Correspondent During the Second Boer War
In 1899, Winston Churchill headed to South Africa as a newspaper correspondent for the Morning Post to cover the Boer War between British and Dutch settlers. Unfortunately, he was present...
1899 Gandhi Organizes an Indian Ambulance Corps of 1100 Men During His Service in the Boer War
At the onset of the South African War, Gandhi argued that Indians must support the war effort in order to legitimize their claims to full citizenship, organizing a volunteer ambulance cor...
1899 James Drummond Dole comes to Hawaii
James Drummond Dole come to Hawaii, fresh out of Harvard's School of Horticulture and Agriculture with a love of farming and a desire to set up a farming business for himself.
1899 Kate Chopin Publishes "The Awakening"
The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899 (see 1899 in literature). Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the pl...
1899 Scott Joplin publishes 'Maple Leaf Rag'
The "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright registered September 18, 1899) is an early ragtime composition for piano by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin's early works, and is one of the most famous...
1899 Tesla moves to research facility in Colorado Springs
In 1899, Tesla decided to move and began research in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he would have room for his high-voltage, high-frequency experiments. Upon his arrival he told report...
1899 The Philadelphia Negro is Published
The Philadelphia Negro is a sociological study of the African American people of Philadelphia written by W.E.B. Du Bois. Comissioned by the University of Pennsylvania and published in 189...
1899 Winston Churchill Publishes 'The River War'
"..there are many people in England, and perhaps elsewhere, who seem to be unable to contemplate military operations for clear political objects, unless they can cajole themselves into the..." —Winston Churchill
1899 Jan 17 Al Capone Born
Alphonse Gabriel Capone was born in Garden City, New York to Gabriel (December 12, 1864 – November 14, 1920) and Teresina Capone (December 28, 1867 – November 29, 1952), on January 17, 18...
1899 Jan 17 Wake Island Is Annexed By The United States
Wake Island was annexed as empty territory by the United States on January 17, 1899. In 1935, Pan American Airways constructed a small village, nicknamed "PAAville", to service flights on...
1899 Feb 18 Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup
Montreal received another challenge from the MHA's Winnipeg Victorias. This time, it was decided that they would play a two-game total goals series in February 1899. The first game was w...
1899 Mar 2 Mount Rainier National Park Created
President William McKinley signed legislation creating Mount Rainier National Park in central Washington. The nearly 365-square-mile area of pristine forests and spectacular alpine scener...
1899 Mar 4 Montreal Shamrocks win Stanley Cup
The Montreal Shamrocks changed their name from the Montreal Crystals prior to the 1895-96 season as they became affiliated with the Shamrock AAA. In order to keep the senior league Ottawa...
1899 Mar 28 August Anheuser Busch Jr. Is Born
Brewing magnate August Anheuser Busch Jr. was born March 28, 1899, in St. Louis, Missouri. Scion of the famous brewing family, Busch served as chairman of the Anheuser-Busch Companies, In...
1899 Apr 28 Billy Bitzer Films Professor Leonidas And His Troupe Of Dogs And Cats In The Film Stealing A Dinner
Cameraman G. W. "Billy" Bitzer filmed Professor Leonidas and his troupe of dogs and cats in the film short Stealing a Dinner on April 28, 1899. The film was shot on the rooftop of the Bio...
1899 Apr 29 Duke Ellington Is Born
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, often said to be America's greatest composer, bandleader, and recording artist, was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. Nicknamed "Duke" as a young...
1899 Jun 1 Annual Parade of "New York's Finest" Is Filmed
The annual parade of "New York's Finest" was filmed on June 1, 1899, in Union Square. At the turn of the century, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) was still recovering from scan...
1899 Jun 2
to 1913 Jun 15
 Philippine-American War
The Philippine–American War, sometimes known as the Philippine War of Independence (1899–1902) was an armed military conflict between the Philippines and the United States, which arose fr...
1899 Jul 21 Ernest Hemingway Is Born
Ernest Hemingway, born in Oak Park, Illinois, started his career as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen. After the United States entered the First World ...
1899 Aug 13 Alfred Hitchcock Born
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in Br...
1899 Sep 14 Henry Bliss is the First Person Killed in a Motor Vehicle Accident in the United States
H. H. Bliss, a real estate dealer, with offices at 41 Wall Street, and living at 235 West Seventy-fifth Street, was run over last night at Central Park West and Seventy-fourth Street. He ...
1899 Nov 12 Albert Ruger Dies
Pioneering panoramic map artist Albert Ruger died on November 12, 1899 in Akron, Ohio. Ruger was born in Prussia and emigrated to the United States where he initially worked as a stonemas...