Historical Events In 1898

Mar 01   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 on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England in the year 1898.  

Mar 06   In the year 1898 hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's)  

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

Mar 08   Louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other) in the year 1898.  

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

Mar 08   In the year 1898 richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen  

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

Mar 11   On this day in history dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)  

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

Mar 12   On this day in history fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)  

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

Mar 16   In the year 1898 aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23  

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

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

Mar 17   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   Dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard) on this day in history.  

Mar 24   The first recoreded sale of an automobile in the year 1898.  

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

Mar 25   In the year 1898 intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC  

Mar 26   Renzo Massarani, composer in the year 1898.  

Mar 27   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 in the year 1898.  

Mar 29   Cecil Lewis, airman/writer in the year 1898.  

Mar 30   Heinz Risse, writer on this day in history.  

Mar 31   In the year 1898 edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies  

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   George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic) in the year 1898.  

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Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1898 birth of george van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)  

Jan 01   In the year 1898 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   In the year 1898 birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of roger Vuataz, composer  

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

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

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

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.