February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
Day of death December 26, 1899
The temperature on December 26, 1899 was about 1.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
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