WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1899
Find out what all happened April to September 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)

Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona. (30. May 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)

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

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

The First Hague Convention is signed. (29. July 1899)

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

The first traffic ticket in the US: New York City taxi driver Jacob German was arrested for speeding while driving 12 miles per hour on Lexington Street. (20. May 1899)

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

The Norwegian football club Viking FK was founded. (10. August 1899)

The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play. (8. May 1899)

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

New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200. (12. June 1899)