Editing 1899 (section)

=== February ===
* [[February 1]]
** [[Ranavalona III]], who had been the [[Queen of Madagascar]] until being deposed on February 28, 1897, is sent into exile by English colonial authorities, along with the rest of the royal family.<ref>Marie-France Barrier, ''Ranavalona, dernière reine de Madagascar'' (Balland, 1996) pp. 273-274</ref>
** The [[Suntory]] whisky distiller and worldwide [[alcoholic drink|alcoholic]] and [[soft drink]] brand of [[Japan]] is established by Shinjiro Torii in [[Osaka]] as a store selling imported wines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suntory {{!}} About Us {{!}} History : Digest |url=https://www.suntory.com/about/history/index.html |website=Suntory |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
* [[February 2]] &ndash; The participants in the Australian Premiers' Conference agree that Australia's capital ([[Canberra]]) should be located between Sydney and Melbourne.
* [[February 4]] &ndash; The [[Philippine–American War]] begins as hostilities break out in Manila.
* [[February 5]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Manila (1899)|first major battle]] of the Philippine–American War concludes with the capture by the U.S. of the [[San Juan River Bridge]] that connects [[Manila]] and [[San Juan, Metro Manila|San Juan]].<ref>Brian McAllister Linn, ''The Philippine War, 1899–1902'' (University Press of Kansas, 2000) p. 52</ref>
* [[February 6]] &ndash; A peace treaty between the United States and Spain is ratified by the [[United States Senate]] to end the [[Spanish–American War]]. 
* [[February 10]] &ndash; U.S. Army troops, supported by bombardment from the warships ''Charleston'' and ''Monadnock'', defeat Filipino forces in the [[Battle of Caloocan]] and get control of the Manila to Dagupan railway.
* [[February 13]] &ndash; [[Cipriano Castro]] starts the [[Restorative Liberal Revolution]] by leading 60 people from  exile to cross the Colombia–Venezuela border to defeat [[Presidency of Ignacio Andrade|Ignacio Andrade's government]].
* [[February 15]] &ndash; The [[Russification of Finland|February Manifesto]] is issued by the [[Nicholas II of Russia|Emperor of Russia]], decreeing that a veto by the [[Diet of Finland]] may be overruled in legislative matters concerning the interest of all Russia, including [[Grand Duchy of Finland|autonomous Finland]].
* [[February 16]]
** [[Félix Faure]], the [[President of France]] since 1895, dies of a stroke in his office while engaged in sexual activity with his mistress, [[Marguerite Steinheil]].
** [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur]], the first [[Association football]] club in [[Iceland]], is established in [[Reykjavík]].
* [[February 17]] &ndash; The research vessel [[SS Southern Cross (1886)|SS ''Southern Cross'']], on [[Southern Cross Expedition|an Antarctic expedition]] led by [[Carsten Borchgrevink]], arrives at [[Cape Adare]] and begins unloading 90 sledge dogs – the first ever on the continent – and two Norwegian [[Sámi people|Sámi]] crewmen, who become the first humans to spend the night in [[Antarctica]]. Over the next 12 days, the rest of the 31-man crew builds a temporary settlement.
* [[February 18]] &ndash; The National Assembly of France elects a new President to serve the remainder of the late President Faure's term. Senate president [[Émile Loubet]] wins the vote against [[Prime Minister of France|prime minister]] [[Jules Méline]].<ref>"Loubet, Émile François", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th edition, Volume 17 (1911), p. 26</ref>
* [[February 19]] &ndash; In Venezuela, the former Minister of War, Major General [[Ministry of Defense (Venezuela)#Lists of Ministers of Defense|Ramón Guerra]], angry with the reforms of President [[Ignacio Andrade]], proclaims the state of [[Guárico]] as an independent territory. Andrade orders General Augusto Lutowsky to crush the rebellion. Guerra flees to Colombia but later comes back as Minister of War.<ref>Brian S. McBeth, ''Gunboats, Corruption, and Claims: Foreign Intervention in Venezuela, 1899-1908'' (Greenwood Press, 2001) pp. 13-14</ref>
* [[February 20]] &ndash; Discussions among members of a joint Anglo-American commission, set up by U.S. President [[William McKinley]] and Canadian Prime Minister [[Wilfrid Laurier]] to resolve the [[Alaska boundary dispute]], end abruptly after it is clear that the U.S. will not make any concessions. In response, Laurier makes clear that there will be no further concessions with the U.S. in trade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/laurier_wilfrid_14E.html |title="Laurier, Sir Wilfrid", by Réal Bélanger, in ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'' |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601184134/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/laurier_wilfrid_14E.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 21]]
** The British freighter [[Jumna (ship)|SS ''Jumna'']] is last seen passing [[Rathlin Island]] off Northern Ireland. Bound from [[Scotland]] to deliver a shipment of coal to [[Uruguay]] with minimal crew, it never arrives and is never seen again.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sunderlandships.com/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=157117&vessel=JUMNA |title=Sunderlandships.com |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031004342/http://www.sunderlandships.com/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=157117&vessel=JUMNA |url-status=live }}</ref>
** The [[Vicksburg National Military Park]] is established in Mississippi to preserve the battlefield of the [[Battle of Vicksburg]].
* [[February 25]] &ndash; In an accident at Grove Hill, [[Harrow, London]], England, Edwin Sewell becomes the world's first driver of a petrol-driven vehicle to be killed; his passenger, Major James Richer, dies of injuries three days later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Motoring Firsts|publisher=National Motor Museum Trust|url=http://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/?location_id=151|access-date=2010-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821110033/http://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/?location_id=151|archive-date=August 21, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 27]] &ndash; Japanese immigration to [[South America]], primarily [[Peru]], begins as the ship ''Sakura Maru'' departs from [[Yokohama]] with 790 men employed by the Morioka-shokai Sugar Company. The group arrives in [[Callao]] on April 3.<ref>"Marketing History as Social Responsibility", by Christopher Gerteis, in ''Japan Since 1945: From Postwar to Post-Bubble'' (Bloomsbury, 2013) p. 235</ref>