WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1899
Find out what all happened January to October 1899

Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River. (27. March 1899)

Spanish rule ends in Cuba. (1. January 1899)

Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded. (16. February 1899)

Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as President of the First Philippine Republic. (23. January 1899)

Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident. (13. September 1899)

Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya. (13. September 1899)

A. E. J. Collins scores 628 runs not out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket. (27. June 1899)

German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights. (30. March 1899)

NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital. (17. July 1899)

Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections. (14. February 1899)

Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark. (6. March 1899)

The Western League is renamed the American League. (11. October 1899)

American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation began her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas. (7. June 1899)

American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo. (23. September 1899)

The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. (23. January 1899)

The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne. (2. February 1899)

Second Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts. (11. October 1899)

The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean. (17. January 1899)

Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans. (22. February 1899)

The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria. (18. April 1899)