1899

Events

 * The Reverend Wainwright's father translated the Viking rune inscriptions in his church, concluding that a great evil was buried beneath its grounds. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)
 * Jack Harkness was recruited by the Torchwood Institute. (TW: Fragments)
 * The Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown met Winston Churchill in South Africa. (PDA: Players)

July

 * 15 - Harold Goldblatt was born.

September

 * 2 - Martin Miller, who played Kublai Khan in DW: Marco Polo, was born in Kremsier, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Kromeriz, Czech Republic).
 * 4 - Frank Crawshaw, who played Arnold Farrow in DW: Planet of Giants, was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
 * 5 - Jack Melford, who played King Menelaus in DW: The Myth Makers, was born in London.