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   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   In the year 1898 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   Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) on this day in history.  

Mar 11   Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) in the year 1898.  

Mar 11   On this day in history the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star  

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   On this day in history aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23  

Mar 17   1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes) in the year 1898.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history otto Jochum, composer  

Mar 19   Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   USS Oregon departs San Francisco for 14,000 mile trip around South America to join U.S. Squadron off Cuba in the year 1898.  

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

Mar 23   On this day in history georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus  

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   On this day in history 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   Renzo Massarani, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 30   Heinz Risse, writer in the year 1898.  

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

Apr 01   In the year 1898 nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood & Sand)  

Apr 02   In the year 1898 adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms  

Apr 03   In the year 1898 george Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1898 birth of george van Derton, Belgian  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Roger Vuataz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)  

Jan 06   In the year 1898 birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)  

Jan 03   In the year 1898 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   Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1898.  

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   In the year 1898 alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74  

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