Historical Events In 1898

Jul 22   On this day in history belgica crew see first sunrise in 1600 hrs-1st to endure Antarct winter  

Jul 23   Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL pres (1943-46) on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic) in the year 1898.  

Jul 24   The birth of Amelia Earhart, American aviator on this day in history.  

Jul 25   1st US troops land & occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1898 during the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launched their invasion of Puerto Rico, a 108-mile long, forty-mile-wide island that was one of Spain's two principle possessions in the Caribbean.  

Jul 25   In the year 1898 the first US troops land & occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay  

Jul 27   In the year 1898 audley Moore, civil rights activist, humanitarian [Queen Mother]  

Jul 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dancing Men" (BG) in the year 1898.  

Jul 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Dancing Men" (BG) in the year 1898.  

Jul 28   Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender on this day in history.  

Jul 28   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) in the year 1898.  

Jul 29   Isidor Isaac Rabi, Poland, physicist (explored atom, Nobel 1944) in the year 1898.  

Jul 30   "Scientific America" carried the first magazine automobile ad. The Winton Motor Car Company of Cleveland, OH invited readers to "Dispense with a Horse." in the year 1898.  

Jul 30   On this day in history henry Moore, England, sculptor (Vertebrae)  

Jul 30   In the year 1898 otto von Bismarck, German "Iron" chancellor, dies at 83  

Jul 30   The birth of Henry Moore, English sculptor on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history will Kellogg invents Corn Flakes  

Aug 01   Morris Stoloff, Phila, violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey) on this day in history.  

Aug 03   Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans) on this day in history.  

Aug 09   David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal) in the year 1898.  

Aug 11   Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist in the year 1898.  

Aug 12   Hawaii formally annexed to US in the year 1898.  

Aug 12   Oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama) in the year 1898.  

Aug 12   Peace protocol ends Spanish-American War, signed on this day in history.  

Aug 13   On this day in history jean Borota, France, tennis champ (35 Wimbledons between 1922-64)  

Aug 13   US forces under George Dewey captures Manila during Spanish-Amer war in the year 1898.  

Aug 15   Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom in the year 1898.  

Aug 16   In the year 1898 edwin Prescott patents roller coaster  

Aug 16   Roller coaster patented on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1898.  

Aug 17   In the year 1898 gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian  

Aug 20   G Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)  

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   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 in the year 1898.  

Jan 04   In the year 1898 frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 11   Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1898 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 in the year 1898.  

Jan 28   Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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