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) in the year 1898.  

Jul 24   In the year 1898 amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic)  

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 in the year 1898.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 27   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Dancing Men" (BG)  

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 30   In the year 1898 henry Moore, England, sculptor (Vertebrae)  

Jul 30   Otto von Bismarck, German "Iron" chancellor, dies at 83 in the year 1898.  

Jul 30   In the year 1898 the birth of Henry Moore, English sculptor  

Jul 30   In the year 1898 will Kellogg invents Corn Flakes  

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) in the year 1898.  

Aug 09   In the year 1898 david de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal)  

Aug 11   Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist on this day in history.  

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

Aug 12   Oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama) on this day in history.  

Aug 12   In the year 1898 peace protocol ends Spanish-American War, signed  

Aug 13   Jean Borota, France, tennis champ (35 Wimbledons between 1922-64) on this day in history.  

Aug 13   US forces under George Dewey captures Manila during Spanish-Amer war on this day in history.  

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

Aug 16   On this day in history edwin Prescott patents roller coaster  

Aug 16   Roller coaster patented on this day in history.  

Aug 17   In the year 1898 carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56  

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   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   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 in the year 1898.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)  

Jan 03   In the year 1898 james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70  

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   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   In the year 1898 w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 28   Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1898.  

Feb 16   On this day in history death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)