Historical Events In 1898

Aug 21   On this day in history nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40  

Aug 22   Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress (John Meade's Woman) in the year 1898.  

Aug 23   18th US Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61) on this day in history.  

Aug 23   Joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1898.  

Aug 24   In the year 1898 albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)  

Aug 25   In the year 1898 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece.  

Aug 26   On this day in history peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector  

Aug 27   Enny de Leeuwe, [Engelina], actress (Anatevka)/wife of Pierre Mols on this day in history.  

Aug 28   Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola" in the year 1898.  

Aug 28   In the year 1898 ludwig Turek, writer  

Aug 29   On this day in history preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels)  

Aug 29   The Goodyear tire company is founded in the year 1898.  

Sep 01   On this day in history dutch soccer team Receiver forms  

Sep 01   Marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire on this day in history.  

Sep 02   In the year 1898 lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain  

Sep 05   In the year 1898 ebbe Hamerik, composer  

Sep 05   On this day in history sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies  

Sep 06   In the year 1898 lord Kitchener destroys Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman  

Sep 08   Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side) on this day in history.  

Sep 09   Frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, NYC, baseball player (NL MVP 1931) on this day in history.  

Sep 09   Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders in the year 1898.  

Sep 10   Adele Marie Astaire, Omaha NE, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Lord Kitchener's ships sails from Kartoum to Fashoda in the year 1898.  

Sep 11   Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Sep 12   On this day in history ben Shahn, painter (1964 Arts & Letters)  

Sep 13   On this day in history 20,000 Paris construction workers go on strike  

Sep 14   In the year 1898 paul A Daum, writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper), dies  

Sep 15   In the year 1898 john J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet (El Dorado)  

Sep 15   National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY on this day in history.  

Sep 18   In the year 1898 lord Kitcheners ships reach Fashoda Sudan  

Sep 19   Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71) in the year 1898.  

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Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)  

Jan 03   In the year 1898 birth of johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)  

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   Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39) was born in the year 1898.  

Jan 06   Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70  

Jan 04   Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1898.  

Jan 11   Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1898.  

Jan 14   On this day in history lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65  

Jan 16   In the year 1898 death of charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802)  

Jan 23   In the year 1898 w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 28   Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) died on this day in history.