January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
Day of death February 15, 1899
The temperature on February 15, 1899 was about 7.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
February 22 » 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.
March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
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