Historical Events In 1898

Aug 21   In the year 1898 nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40  

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

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

Aug 23   On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82  

Aug 24   Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 26   Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector in the year 1898.  

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

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

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

Aug 29   In the year 1898 preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels)  

Aug 29   In the year 1898 the Goodyear tire company is founded.  

Sep 01   In the year 1898 dutch soccer team Receiver forms  

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

Sep 02   In the year 1898 battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain  

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   In the year 1898 ebbe Hamerik, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In the year 1898 queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side)  

Sep 09   In the year 1898 frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, NYC, baseball player (NL MVP 1931)  

Sep 09   Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history adele Marie Astaire, Omaha NE, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer  

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   Ben Shahn, painter (1964 Arts & Letters) on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 15   John J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet (El Dorado) on this day in history.  

Sep 15   National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY in the year 1898.  

Sep 18   Lord Kitcheners ships reach Fashoda Sudan in the year 1898.  

Sep 19   On this day in history giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71)  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1898 birth of george van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)  

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1898 james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70  

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   In the year 1898 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 on this day in history.  

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)