Historical Events In 1898

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England  

Mar 06   Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's) on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer in the year 1898.  

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   On this day in history richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen  

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) in the year 1898.  

Mar 11   The birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star in the year 1898.  

Mar 12   In the year 1898 fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)  

Mar 13   In the year 1898 josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma)  

Mar 16   Aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 17   The first practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes in the year 1898.  

Mar 18   On this day in history otto Jochum, composer  

Mar 19   In the year 1898 joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26  

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

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

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

Mar 24   1st automobile sold in the year 1898.  

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

Mar 24   On this day in history the first recoreded sale of an automobile  

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   In the year 1898 intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC  

Mar 26   In the year 1898 renzo Massarani, composer  

Mar 27   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Mar 29   In the year 1898 cecil Lewis, airman/writer  

Mar 30   Heinz Risse, writer in the year 1898.  

Mar 31   On this day in history edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies  

Apr 01   On this day in history nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood & Sand)  

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   Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) was born in the year 1898.  

Jan 03   Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) was born in the year 1898.  

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   Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971) was born in the year 1898.  

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

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

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

Jan 23   W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 16   On this day in history death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)