Historical Events In 1898

Jul 22   Belgica crew see first sunrise in 1600 hrs-1st to endure Antarct winter on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history the birth of Amelia Earhart, American aviator  

Jul 25   In the year 1898 1st US troops land & occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay  

Jul 25   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 in the year 1898.  

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

Jul 27   On this day in history audley Moore, civil rights activist, humanitarian [Queen Mother]  

Jul 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dancing Men" (BG) on this day in history.  

Jul 27   In the year 1898 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Dancing Men" (BG)  

Jul 28   In the year 1898 spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender  

Jul 28   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG)  

Jul 29   Isidor Isaac Rabi, Poland, physicist (explored atom, Nobel 1944) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1898 the birth of Henry Moore, English sculptor  

Jul 30   Will Kellogg invents Corn Flakes on this day in history.  

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

Aug 03   In the year 1898 brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Hawaii formally annexed to US on this day in history.  

Aug 12   In the year 1898 oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama)  

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

Aug 13   Jean Borota, France, tennis champ (35 Wimbledons between 1922-64) in the year 1898.  

Aug 13   On this day in history uS forces under George Dewey captures Manila during Spanish-Amer war  

Aug 15   In the year 1898 lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom  

Aug 16   Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster in the year 1898.  

Aug 16   In the year 1898 roller coaster patented  

Aug 17   Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian in the year 1898.  

Aug 20   G Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands) in the year 1898.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) was born on this day in history.  

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 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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1898.  

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

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

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

Feb 16   In the year 1898 death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)