Historical Events In 1898

Dec 10   Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam in the year 1898.  

Dec 11   Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn) on this day in history.  

Dec 12   1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania on this day in history.  

Dec 13   Daniel Lazarus, composer in the year 1898.  

Dec 13   First passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on this day in history.  

Dec 13   In the year 1898 george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 14   Frederick Douglass Hall, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 15   In the year 1898 fernando Remacha, composer  

Dec 18   In the year 1898 at a site near Paris, France, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the world's first official automobile land speed record of 39 miles per hour.  

Dec 18   Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) in the year 1898.  

Dec 18   Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist in the year 1898.  

Dec 20   In the year 1898 irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama)  

Dec 21   In the year 1898 ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar)  

Dec 21   On this day in history scientists Pierre & Marie Curie discovers radium  

Dec 24   Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1898.  

Dec 24   Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

Dec 25   In the year 1898 theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter  

Dec 26   In the year 1898 radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie  

Dec 29   Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Dec 29   In the year 1898 jeanne Leleu, composer  

Dec 30   In the year 1898 vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)  

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

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   Roger Vuataz, composer was born in the year 1898.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1898 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   In the year 1898 gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 14   In the year 1898 lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65  

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   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)