1899 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1899 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Conservative
[edit] Events
- 6 January - Lord Curzon becomes Viceroy of India.
- 27 March - Guglielmo Marconi successfully transmits a radio signal across the English channel.[1]
- 17 May - foundation of the Victoria and Albert Museum laid by Queen Victoria.[1]
- 22 June–27 June - the highest ever recorded cricket score, 628 not out, is made by A. E. J. Collins.
- 9 October - First motor bus in London.[2]
- 11 October - Second Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.[1]
- 13 October - Second Boer War: Siege of Mafeking begins.
- 24 November - Mahdist War: Decisive British and Egyptian victory at the Battle of Umm Diwaykarat ends the war in Sudan.
[edit] Publications
- Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness.
- Ernest William Hornung's first A. J. Raffles novel The Amateur Cracksman.
- Rudyard Kipling's poem The White Man's Burden and his book Stalky & Co..
- E. Nesbit's children's novel The Story of the Treasure Seekers.
[edit] Births
- 11 January - Eva LeGallienne, actress (died 1991)
- 17 January - Nevil Shute, author (died 1960)
- 21 January - John Bodkin Adams, suspected serial killer (died 1983)
- 3 February - Doris Speed, actress (died 1994)
- 1 June - Edward Charles Titchmarsh, mathematician (died 1963)
- 7 June - Elizabeth Bowen, novelist (died 1973)
- 1 July - Charles Laughton, actor (died 1962)
- 13 August - Alfred Hitchcock, film director (died 1980)
- 27 August - C. S. Forester, novelist (died 1966)
- 29 September - Billy Butlin, holiday camp pioneer (died 1980)
- 2 December
- John Barbirolli, conductor (died 1970)
- John Cobb, racecar and motorboat driver (died 1952)
- 15 December - Harold Abrahams, athlete (died 1978)
- 16 December - Noel Coward, actor, playwright, and composer (died 1973)
[edit] Deaths
- 6 February - Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (born 1874)
- 5 December - Henry Tate, sugar magnate (born 1819)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 328-329. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
