Historical Events In 1898

Jan 29   Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre) on this day in history.  

Feb 01   1st auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Co in the year 1898.  

Feb 01   First auto insurance policy in US issued, by Travelers Insurance Company in the year 1898.  

Feb 02   Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar) in the year 1898.  

Feb 03   Alvar Aalto, Finland, architect (Finlandia House) in the year 1898.  

Feb 08   John Ames Sherman patents 1st envelope folding & gumming mach (Mass) on this day in history.  

Feb 08   John Ames Sherman patents first envelope folding &gumming machine (Massachusetts) in the year 1898.  

Feb 10   On this day in history bertolt Brecht, Germany, playwright (Mother Courage)/composer  

Feb 10   In the year 1898 the birth of Bertolt Brecht, German poet and dramatist  

Feb 11   On this day in history leo Szilard, Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist  

Feb 11   Owen Smith of NC, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia on this day in history.  

Feb 11   In the year 1898 owen Smith of North Carolina, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia  

Feb 12   On this day in history wallace Ford, [Samuel Jones Grundy], Batton England, actor (Deputy)  

Feb 13   Neville Pearson, English publisher on this day in history.  

Feb 14   On this day in history fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer (super nova)  

Feb 15   In the year 1898 toto, (Antonio de Curtis), Naples Italy, actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri)  

Feb 15   In the year 1898 uSS Maine blows up in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die  

Feb 15   USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown-258 sailors die on this day in history.  

Feb 16   On this day in history katharine Cornell, actress (Barretts of Wimpole St)  

Feb 17   In the year 1898 tom Lowry, cricketer (NZ batsman in seven Tests & their 1st Test capt)  

Feb 18   In the year 1898 enzo Ferrari, racing car manufacturer, Modena  

Feb 18   In the year 1898 frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58  

Feb 19   Lauwrens Voorthuyzen, [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch sect leader on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1898 the birth of Enzo Ferrari, Italian car manufacturer  

Feb 21   On this day in history vassily Vainonen, Russian ballet dancers/choreographer (Gayaneh)  

Feb 22   On this day in history anton de Kom, Surinam/Dutch worker's union leader/resistance fighter  

Feb 22   On this day in history black postmaster lynched, his wife & 3 daughters shot in Lake City SC  

Feb 23   In France, Emile Zola is imprisoned for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing government of anti-Semitism & wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus on this day in history.  

Feb 23   On this day in history reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist  

Feb 24   In the year 1898 kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer  

Feb 25   In the year 1898 william Thomas Astbury, English physicist/chemist (textiles)  

Feb 26   Julien de Valckenaere, Flemish writer in the year 1898.  

Feb 27   Allison Danzig, sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History) on this day in history.  

Feb 28   In the year 1898 molly Picon, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey)  

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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 in the year 1898.  

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   In the year 1898 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   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 in the year 1898.  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) died on this day in history.