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

Mar 08   On this day in history richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen  

Mar 08   Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)  

Mar 11   In the year 1898 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   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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1898 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   Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Renzo Massarani, composer on this day in history.  

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   Heinz Risse, writer on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies in the year 1898.  

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   George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic) on this day in history.  

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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   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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)  

Jan 03   James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73  

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