What Happened In June 1899 In History

Historical Events for June, 1899

• 7th » American Temperance movement in the United States or Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalism named vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
• 12th » New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
• 27th » A. E. J. Collins scores 628 runs not out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1899

• 1st » Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician and academic (d. 1963)
• 2nd » Lotte Reiniger, German animator and director (d. 1981)
• 2nd » Edwin Way Teale, American environmentalist and photographer (d. 1980)
• 3rd » Georg von Békésy, Hungarian biophysicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
• 5th » Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (d. 1992)
• 7th » Elizabeth Bowen, Irish author (d. 1973)
• 10th » Stanisław Czaykowski, Polish race car driver (d. 1933)
• 11th » Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
• 12th » Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• 12th » Weegee, Ukrainian-American photographer (d. 1968)
• 13th » Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer, conductor, and journalist, founded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra (d. 1978)
• 20th » Jean Moulin, French resistance leader (d. 1943)
• 21st » Pavel Haas, Czech composer (d. 1944)
• 21st » Miles Watson, 2nd Baron Manton, English horse breeder (d. 1968)
• 22nd » Michał Kalecki, Polish economist (d. 1970)
• 22nd » Artur Kukk, Estonian wrestler (d. 1958)
• 26th » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899–1918) known as Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
• 27th » Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (d. 1981)
• 30th » Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)
• 30th » Harry Shields, American clarinet player (d. 1971)

Famous Deaths for June 1899

• 3rd » Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (b. 1825)
• 10th » Ernest Chausson, French composer (b. 1855)
• 30th » E. D. E. N. Southworth, American author (b. 1819)

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