Historical Events In 1898

Mar 01   In the year 1898 through service commences over the Intercolonial Railway between Halifax and Montreal. This is achieved through a series of leases and running rights agreements with the Grand trunk Railway.  

Mar 02   Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England on this day in history.  

Mar 06   Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's) in the year 1898.  

Mar 07   In the year 1898 jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer  

Mar 08   On this day in history louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)  

Mar 08   Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen in the year 1898.  

Mar 08   Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen in the year 1898.  

Mar 10   In the year 1898 cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)  

Mar 11   Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1898 the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star  

Mar 12   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma) in the year 1898.  

Mar 16   Aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23 in the year 1898.  

Mar 17   1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes) on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington  

Mar 17   On this day in history the first practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes  

Mar 18   Otto Jochum, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 in the year 1898.  

Mar 19   On this day in history uSS Oregon departs San Francisco for 14,000 mile trip around South America to join U.S. Squadron off Cuba  

Mar 21   In the year 1898 explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, kills 15 men.  

Mar 23   Georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus on this day in history.  

Mar 24   In the year 1898 1st automobile sold  

Mar 24   On this day in history dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard)  

Mar 24   The first recoreded sale of an automobile on this day in history.  

Mar 25   In the year 1898 assist. SECNAV Theodore Roosevelt proposes Navy investigate military application of Samuel Langley's flying machine, beginning naval aviation  

Mar 25   On this day in history intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC  

Mar 26   On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer  

Mar 27   In the year 1898 sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80  

Mar 29   On this day in history cecil Lewis, airman/writer  

Mar 30   In the year 1898 heinz Risse, writer  

Mar 31   Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood & Sand) in the year 1898.  

Apr 02   On this day in history adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms  

Apr 03   On this day in history george Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)  

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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   In the year 1898 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39) was born in the year 1898.  

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 in the year 1898.  

Jan 04   Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1898.  

Jan 11   Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)