1899

Events

 * January 1:
 * Theodore Roosevelt becomes Governor of New York

Births

 * January 24:
 * Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg Sr. - Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1954)

Deaths

 * January 20:
 * George Keyports Brady - Commander of the Department of Alaska (b. 1838)
 * May 12:
 * Roswell Pettibone Flower - Member of the House of Representatives (d. 1835)
 * November 21:
 * Garret Augustus Hobart - Vice President of the United States (b. 1844)