WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1899
Find out what all happened January to September 1899

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

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

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

Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, was captured by American forces. (31. March 1899)

Spanish rule ends in Cuba. (1. 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)

Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation. (22. January 1899)

Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate. (6. February 1899)

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

Opel manufactures its first automobile. (21. January 1899)

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

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

Thirteen crew members and five apprentices are rescued from the stricken schooner Forest Hall by the Lynmouth Lifeboat when the former founders off the coast of Devon. (12. January 1899)

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

The Norwegian football club Viking FK was founded. (10. August 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)

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)

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)