Historical Events In 1898

Aug 21   Nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1898.  

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   On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82  

Aug 24   Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) in the year 1898.  

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

Aug 26   In the year 1898 peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector  

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

Aug 28   On this day in history caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".  

Aug 28   Ludwig Turek, writer on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 01   Dutch soccer team Receiver forms in the year 1898.  

Sep 01   In the year 1898 marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford  

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

Sep 02   In the year 1898 hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire  

Sep 02   On this day in history lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain  

Sep 05   Ebbe Hamerik, composer in the year 1898.  

Sep 05   Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Lord Kitchener destroys Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman in the year 1898.  

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   On this day in history ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders  

Sep 10   Adele Marie Astaire, Omaha NE, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer in the year 1898.  

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   On this day in history adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74  

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

Sep 13   In the year 1898 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 in the year 1898.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1898 birth of viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)  

Jan 03   Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames) was born in the year 1898.  

Jan 04   Roger Vuataz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1898 birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)  

Jan 03   James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1898 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 in the year 1898.  

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