Timeline February 1899

Events in February 1899 8

• 1841 – 1899 Félix Faure (1841-1899) Died 16 February 1899, aged 58 President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. He collapsed in the Élysée Palace on 16 February 1899 while meeting privately with his mistress Marguerite Steinheil, and died hours later. His sudden death made way for Émile Loubet's presidency during the height of the Dreyfus Affair.
• 1899 Theory of the Leisure Class published Veblen coins "conspicuous consumption" Economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen published "The Theory of the Leisure Class" in February 1899, introducing the concept of "conspicuous consumption." The book critiqued the spending habits of the newly wealthy in Gilded Age America. It remains one of the most influential works of American social criticism.
• 1899 – 1902 The Philippine-American War The forgotten war Filipino forces who had fought Spain for independence find the islands handed to the United States instead, and fight on. The war formally ends in 1902 with American victory, though resistance in the Moro south continues for another decade. Estimates of Filipino civilian deaths from violence, famine and disease run into the hundreds of thousands. American conduct, including the reconcentration of civilians and the water cure, produces Senate hearings and the founding of the Anti-Imperialist League.
• 1899 – 1968 Ramon Novarro (1899-1968) Mexican-born actor, the silent-era Ben-Hur and one of Hollywood's great Latin lovers.
• 1899 Ramon Novarro born in Durango Ramon Novarro is born in Durango.
• 1899 Treaty of Paris ratified US Senate ends the Spanish-American War The US Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris on 6 February 1899, formally ending the Spanish-American War. Spain relinquished sovereignty over Cuba and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States for $20 million. The treaty marked the emergence of the United States as a colonial power in the Pacific and Caribbean.
• 1899 – 1985 Gale Sondergaard (1899-1985) American actress, the first winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, later blacklisted.
• 1899 Gale Sondergaard born in Litchfield Gale Sondergaard is born in Litchfield.