Historical Events In 1898

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

Dec 11   In the year 1898 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)  

Dec 12   In the year 1898 1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania  

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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on this day in history.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   George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1898.  

Dec 14   On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer  

Dec 15   On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer  

Dec 18   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 in the year 1898.  

Dec 18   Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) on this day in history.  

Dec 18   Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist on this day in history.  

Dec 20   Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) in the year 1898.  

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   In the year 1898 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41  

Dec 24   On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam  

Dec 25   Theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter in the year 1898.  

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

Dec 29   In the year 1898 georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74  

Dec 29   Jeanne Leleu, composer in the year 1898.  

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

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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   Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)  

Jan 04   Roger Vuataz, composer was born in the year 1898.  

Jan 06   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1898 gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86  

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

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

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