Historical Events In 1898

Sep 20   Theodor Fontane, German author (Der Stechlin), dies at 78 in the year 1898.  

Sep 21   China's empress-mother Ci Xi & emperor De Zong arrested in the year 1898.  

Sep 21   In the year 1898 tushar Kanti Ghosh, world's oldest/longest serving newspaper Editor  

Sep 21   In the year 1898 tzu-Hsi, dowager Empress of China, seizes power and revokes reforms  

Sep 24   Bartel Wilton, ship builder, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Sep 24   Charlotte D baroness of Pallandt, Dutch sculptress on this day in history.  

Sep 26   George Gershwin, composer born in the year 1898.  

Sep 26   In the year 1898 george Gershwin, [Jacob Gershvin], Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue)  

Sep 26   The birth of George Gershwin, American composer on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in NYC in the year 1898.  

Sep 27   In the year 1898 vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two)  

Sep 29   French troops reach Guinea & Sudan, Samori caught in the year 1898.  

Sep 30   City of NY established in the year 1898.  

Sep 30   Felix Kersten, Baltic-German/Finnish masseuse (Heinrich Himmler) on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1898 dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens  

Oct 01   In the year 1898 henry Huntington buys the LA Railway  

Oct 01   In the year 1898 jews are expelled from Kiev Russia  

Oct 01   Karl Ranki, composer in the year 1898.  

Oct 06   Gustav Mahler conducts 1st Wiener Philharmonic on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Alfred Wallenstein, Chicago Illinois, conductor (Chic Symph 1922-29) in the year 1898.  

Oct 08   1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2 on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Clarence Williams, composer in the year 1898.  

Oct 12   Establishment of the first town council in Mateur on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Cruys Voorbergh, Dutch actor/director (Flying Dutchman) in the year 1898.  

Oct 15   Gunther Ramin, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 16   On this day in history arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR  

Oct 17   On this day in history mildred Knopf, cookbook writer  

Oct 18   American flag raised in Puerto Rico on this day in history.  

Oct 18   On this day in history george Cuzon, Amersham England, actor (Hooded Terror)  

Oct 18   Puerto Rico formerly taken over by America, from the Spanish in the year 1898.  

Oct 20   NC Mutual & Provident Insurance Company forms on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/gov-gen of Ital East-Africa on this day in history.  

Oct 22   Damaso Alonso, Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira) on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician  

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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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history 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   James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 14   Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 28   On this day in history alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74  

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