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   On this day in history hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's)  

Mar 07   On this day in history jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer  

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

Mar 10   Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) on this day in history.  

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   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) in the year 1898.  

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

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

Mar 23   In the year 1898 georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus  

Mar 24   1st automobile sold on this day in history.  

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

Mar 24   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC  

Mar 26   Renzo Massarani, composer in the year 1898.  

Mar 27   On this day in history sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80  

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

Mar 30   On this day in history heinz Risse, writer  

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   In the year 1898 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   George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race) was born in the year 1898.  

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

Jan 03   Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86  

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

Jan 16   Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   In the year 1898 alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74  

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