1899

📅Events in 1899

1. Scott JoplinAugust 10, 1899

   Business⭐⭐⭐⭐
   Scott Joplin signed a contract for a royalty of 1% on every copy sold of “The Maple Leaf Rag”, with a minimum selling price of 25 cents.
2. Dwight Hamilton Baldwin; Baldwin PianoAugust 23, 1899

   Death⭐⭐⭐
   Dwight Hamilton Baldwin, piano manufacturer of Baldwin Piano, died in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 78.