Historical Events
Cricket History
W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 yrs 320 days
Famous Birthdays
- Georg von Bekesy, Hungarian-American physician and physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physioloy or Medicine 1961 for work on the inner ear), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1972)
Famous Deaths
- Johann Baptist Strauss Jr., Austrian composer (Waltz King), dies at 73
1899 Highlights
About June 3, 1899
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 124 years, 3 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Gemini
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide