Historical Events In 1898

Dec 10   Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam in the year 1898.   

Dec 11   Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn) on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1898 1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania   

Dec 13   Daniel Lazarus, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 13   In the year 1898 first passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.   

Dec 13   George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1898.   

Dec 14   On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

Dec 15   Fernando Remacha, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 18   In the year 1898 at a site near Paris, France, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the world's first official automobile land speed record of 39 miles per hour.   

Dec 18   Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) in the year 1898.   

Dec 18   On this day in history jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist   

Dec 20   Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) in the year 1898.   

Dec 21   Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar) in the year 1898.   

Dec 21   Scientists Pierre & Marie Curie discovers radium in the year 1898.   

Dec 24   In the year 1898 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41   

Dec 24   On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam   

Dec 25   Theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter in the year 1898.   

Dec 26   In the year 1898 radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie   

Dec 29   Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   In the year 1898 jeanne Leleu, composer   

Dec 30   On this day in history vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george van Derton, Belgian   

Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race) was born in the year 1898.   

Jan 01   Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) was born in the year 1898.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of roger Vuataz, composer   

Jan 06   In the year 1898 birth of jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)   

Jan 06   Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971) was born in the year 1898.   

Jan 03   James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 in the year 1898.   

Jan 04   Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 in the year 1898.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802)   

Jan 23   W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1898.   

Jan 28   In the year 1898 alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74   

Feb 16   In the year 1898 death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)