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1899
   winners of the FA Cup were   
Sheffield United
Sheffield United 4 Derby County 1
1899
   Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was   
Reginald Doherty
1899
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Blanche Bingley Hillyard
1899
   winner of the US Open Men's Singles was   
Malcolm Whitman
d. J. Parmly Paret 6-1 6-2 3-6 7-5
1899
   winner of the US Open Women's Singles was   
Marion Jones
1899
      
The Boer War Began
Pits the British against the Boers, descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa
Humphrey Bogart
   was born on   
December 25, 1899
Alfred Hitchcock
   was born on   
August 13, 1899
British film director associated with the suspense genre
Al Capone
   was born on   
January 17, 1899
American gangster
Ernest Hemingway
   was born on   
July 21, 1899
American novelist
1899
   saw the birth of   
Humphrey Bogart
Actor
1899
   the winner was   
Manuel
Fred Taral
1899
   the winner was   
Harry Vardon
At Royal St. George's
Fred Astaire
   was born on   
May 10, 1899
An American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor.
1899
   the winner was   
Columbia
Columbia (United States) defeated Shamrock (Ireland) at New York City 3-0
1899
   Melbourne Cup winner was   
Merriwee
Jockey - V. Turner, Trainer - James Wilson, Jr., Owner - Herbert Power, Time - 3.36.50
1899
      
Hague Conventions
Attempts to formalize laws of war.
1899
      
Treaty of Berlin
Divides Samoa between the United States and Germany.
Louis-Ernest Barrias
   created the sculpture   
Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science, 1899
Anna Golubkina
   created the sculpture   
The Mist, 1899
Horatio Greenough
   created the sculpture   
George Washington, 1899
1899
   is birth year of   
Poulenc
Francis, d. 1963
1899
   is birth year of   
Chávez
Carlos, d. 1978
1899
   is birth year of   
Revueltas
Silvestre, d. 1940
1899
   Preakness Stakes winner was   
Half Time
R. Clawson on board -- Trainer Frank McCabe -- Philip J. Dwyer -- 1:47.00
1899
   winner was   
Jean Bereaud
R. Clawson up, Trainer: Sam Hildreth, Owner: Sydney Paget -- 2:23.00
Emilio Aguinaldo
   became President in   
1899
May 24, 1899 - April 1, 1901
1899
   was won by   
Princess Hilda
L. Hope
1899
   the winner was the   
Montreal Shamrocks
Multiple winners
1899
   the winner was the   
Montreal Victorias
Multiple winners
Anglo-Boer War
   occurred during   
1899-1902
Ernest Hemingway
   lifespan was   
1899-1961
American writer
Jorge Luis Borges
   lifespan was   
1899-1986
Argentinian writer
Samuel Earl Crawford (1899-1917)
   had the nickname   
“Wahoo Sam”
John Philip Sousa
   composed   
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp (1899)
Johann Strauss II
   composed   
Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood) (1899)
Viennese Blod
John Dwight Chesbro (1899-1909)
   had the nickname   
“Happy Jack”
The Standard of the Japanese Emperor (1899)
   was this:   

Humphrey Bogart
   lifespan was   
1899-1957
An American actor.
John Joseph McGraw (manager, 1899-1932)
   had the nickname   
“Little Napoleon” or “Mugsy”
Jenö Huszka
   composed   
Tilos a Bemenet (1899)
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