Today in History for May 1899

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 10 of 10

4th - 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12
8th - The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens.
9th - Lawn mower patented
17th - Victoria & Albert Museum foundation laid, London, England
18th - World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference
24th - 1st auto repair shop opens (Boston)
25th - 33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23
30th - 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47
31st - -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails
31st - Bronx acquires Keltch Memorial Park

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 28 of 28

3rd - Aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven)
5th - Freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy)
6th - Billy Cotton, British entertainer (d. 1969)
8th - Jan F van Hall, Dutch sculptor/resistance fighter
8th - [Friedrich] August von Hayek, Aust/British economist (Road to Serfdom)
8th - Arthur Q. Bryan, American voice actor (d. 1959)
9th - Edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet
10th - Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime)
10th - Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (d. 1979)
11th - Paulino Masip, Spanish playwright (d. 1963)
12th - Indra Devi, Latvian Yoga Instructor (d. 2002)
14th - Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
14th - Earle Combs, American baseball player (d. 1976)
15th - Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)
17th - Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off)
19th - Leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright
20th - Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments)
20th - John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice (1955-71)
20th - Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)
21st - Ilse Lagner, writer
21st - Ralph Sanford, Springfield Mass, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)
24th - Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times)
24th - Henri Michaux, French poet (d. 1984)
25th - Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (d. 1976)
26th - Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian
26th - Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal
26th - Antonio Barrette, French Canadian politician (d. 1968)
31st - Leonid Leonow, writer

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 4 of 4

1st - Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (b. 1824)
15th - Francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70
25th - Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68
29th - Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60

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