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Historical events from year 1899. Learn about 149 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1899 or search by date or keyword.
September 14 – Henry H. Bliss becomes the first person to be killed by a motor vehicle in the United States. Upon disembarking from a streetcar in New York City, an electric-powered taxicab strikes and crushes him and he dies from his injuries the following morning.
March 1 – In Afghanistan, Capt. George Roos-Keppel makes a sudden attack on a predatory band of Chamkannis that have been raiding in the Kurram Valley, and captures 100 prisoners with 3,000 head of cattle. March 2 – Mount Rainier National Park is established in the U.S. state of Washington.
What happened and who was famous in 1899? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1899.
Major News Events From 1890 to 1899. 1890 Mississippi becomes the first state to incorporate requiring a literacy test as a qualification for voting. 1891 Birth Of Basketball. 1892 The first Ellis Island Immigration Station was officially opened. 1893 Lizzie Borden. 1894 Coca-Cola First Sold In Bottles. 1895 First Race Of Gas Powered Cars.
American History and the United States History Timeline, 1890-1899, from America's Best History: The Age of Immigration, includes the top events of each year of the decade from the Oklahoma Land Rush to the Klondike Gold Rush to the Spanish American War.
What happened in the year 1899 in history? Famous historical events that shook and changed the world. Discover events in 1899.
Feb 28, 2021 · November 3, 1896: William McKinley was elected president of the United States, defeating William Jennings Bryan. December 10, 1896: Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and benefactor of the Nobel Prize, died in Italy at the age of 63.
1899: Percy Pilcher of Bath, Somerset dies in October, without having a chance to fly his early triplane. Pilcher had built a hang glider called The Bat which he flew for the first time in 1895.
After heated debate, United States Congress approved the Treaty of Paris on February 6, 1899, by a two-thirds margin (57 to 27). The following day, President McKinley signed the treaty, and...
