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   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) in the year 1898.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 10   Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) in the year 1898.  

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

Mar 11   In the year 1898 the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star  

Mar 12   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma)  

Mar 16   Aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23 in the year 1898.  

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 in the year 1898.  

Mar 17   On this day in history the first practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes  

Mar 18   In the year 1898 otto Jochum, composer  

Mar 19   On this day in history joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26  

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

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   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   The first recoreded sale of an automobile on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC  

Mar 26   On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer  

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

Mar 29   Cecil Lewis, airman/writer on this day in history.  

Mar 30   On this day in history heinz Risse, writer  

Mar 31   In the year 1898 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   Adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1898.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Roger Vuataz, composer was born in the year 1898.  

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   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   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   W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1898.  

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)