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Events in July 1899 7
1832 – 1899Horatio Alger (1832-1899)Died 18 July 1899, aged 67American author known for dozens of rags-to-riches novels aimed at young readers, including Ragged Dick. His stories popularized the myth of upward mobility through hard work and virtue in Gilded Age America. He wrote more than 100 books over his career.
1833 – 1899Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899)Died 21 July 1899, aged 65American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and orator known as "The Great Agnostic" for his lectures promoting secularism and criticizing organized religion. He was one of the most popular public speakers in the United States during the late 19th century. He died of heart failure at his daughter's home in New York.
1899First Hague Peace ConferenceNations meet to codify the laws of warRepresentatives from 26 nations met at the initiative of Tsar Nicholas II to discuss disarmament and the laws of war. The conference produced the Hague Conventions of 1899, governing the conduct of war and the peaceful settlement of disputes, and established the Permanent Court of Arbitration. It was the first major multilateral effort to codify international law on warfare.
1899 – 1985E.B. White (1899-1985)Died 1 October 1985, aged 86White was an American writer and longtime New Yorker contributor best known for the children's books Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little. He also co-wrote The Elements of Style, a widely used guide to English usage. He died in Maine on 1 October 1985.
1899 – 1986James Cagney (1899-1986)Died 30 March 1986, aged 86American actor famed for tough-guy roles in gangster films such as The Public Enemy and White Heat, and for his Oscar-winning performance in Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was one of the most versatile stars of Hollywood's golden age. He died at his farm in New York state.
1899 – 1961Ernest HemingwayAmerican novelistHemingway developed a spare writing style focusing on courage, loss, and human endurance.