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) on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1898.  

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

Aug 26   Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector on this day in history.  

Aug 27   In the year 1898 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   In the year 1898 ludwig Turek, writer  

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

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

Sep 01   Dutch soccer team Receiver forms on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 02   On this day in history hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire  

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

Sep 05   On this day in history ebbe Hamerik, composer  

Sep 05   In the year 1898 sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies  

Sep 06   On this day in history lord Kitchener destroys Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman  

Sep 08   Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side) in the year 1898.  

Sep 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60  

Sep 10   On this day in history lord Kitchener's ships sails from Kartoum to Fashoda  

Sep 11   Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1898.  

Sep 12   In the year 1898 ben Shahn, painter (1964 Arts & Letters)  

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

Sep 15   In the year 1898 national Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY  

Sep 18   Lord Kitcheners ships reach Fashoda Sudan on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1898 birth of george van Derton, Belgian  

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   In the year 1898 birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)  

Jan 04   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)  

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86  

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

Jan 16   Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1898.  

Feb 16   Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) died in the year 1898.