Henry Hale Bliss

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Hale Bliss, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Death of Henry Bliss, first U.S. automobile fatality, 1899

   1899

   Role: Victim

   1. 113 September 1899 · West 74th Street and Central Park WestCollision at West 74th Street

      Bliss was struck by an electric taxicab while alighting from a trolley, sustaining fatal head and chest injuries.

   2. 214 September 1899 · New York CityDeath of Henry Bliss

      Bliss died the morning after the collision, becoming the first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the Western Hemisphere.

Sources

1. Death of Henry H. Bliss Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14