15 August 1899 August 14, 2022 Author: Staff Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business." Henry David Thoreau — Click here for more from Henry David Thoreau Related posts: 15 August 1939 6 March 1899 7 August 1858 29 August 1966 15 August 1695 15 August 1914 20 May 1899 6 March 1899 6 March 1899 29 July 1899 Categories: History Tags: 15 August, 1899