Page 10: Historical Events In 1898

Aug 27   Enny de Leeuwe, [Engelina], actress (Anatevka)/wife of Pierre Mols   

Aug 28   Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".   

Aug 28   Ludwig Turek, writer   

Aug 29   Preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels)   

Aug 29   The Goodyear tire company is founded   

Sep 01   Dutch soccer team Receiver forms   

Sep 01   Marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford.   

Sep 02   Battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain.   

Sep 02   Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire   

Sep 02   Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain.   

Sep 05   Ebbe Hamerik, composer.   

Sep 05   Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies.   

Sep 06   Lord Kitchener destroys Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman.   

Sep 08   Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side).   

Sep 09   Frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, NYC, baseball player (NL MVP 1931)   

Sep 09   Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders   

Sep 10   Adele Marie Astaire, Omaha NE, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer   

Sep 10   Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60   

Sep 10   Lord Kitchener's ships sails from Kartoum to Fashoda.   

Sep 11   Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74   

Sep 12   Ben Shahn, painter (1964 Arts and Letters).   

Sep 13   20000 Paris construction workers go on strike.   

Sep 14   Paul A Daum, writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper), dies.   

Sep 15   John J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet (El Dorado)   

Sep 15   National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY   

Sep 18   Lord Kitcheners ships reach Fashoda Sudan   

Sep 19   Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71).   

Sep 20   Theodor Fontane, German author (Der Stechlin), dies at 78.   

Sep 21   China's empress-mother Ci Xi and emperor De Zong arrested.   

Sep 21   Tushar Kanti Ghosh, world's oldest/longest serving newspaper Editor   

Sep 21   Tzu-Hsi, dowager Empress of China, seizes power and revokes reforms   

Sep 24   Bartel Wilton, ship builder, dies at 70.   

Sep 24   Charlotte D baroness of Pallandt, Dutch sculptress   

Sep 26   George Gershwin, American composer is born.   

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Jan 01   George van derton: Belgian   

Jan 01   George van derton: Belgian racer (won 500 race)   

Jan 01   Viktor ullmann: Opera composer (der kaiser von atlantis)   

Jan 03   Johannes hin: Holland, yachtsman (olympic-gold-1920)   

Jan 03   Zasu pitts: Parsons kansas, actress (life with father, dames)   

Jan 04   Roger vuataz: Composer   

Jan 06   Jan filip boon: Flemish author/editor (de standaard 1929-39)   

Jan 06   Charles e. pont: American artist    

Jan 03   James wimshurst: British designer/inventor (vacuum pump),   

Jan 04   Frantisek pivoda: Composer,    

Jan 11   Gaetano capocci: Composer,    

Jan 14   Lewis carroll: Writer (alice in wonderland),    

Jan 16   Charles pelham villiers: Longest-serving mp in the british house of commons (b. 1802)   

Jan 23   W a remy: Composer,    

Jan 28   Alexandru flechtenmacher: Composer,    

Feb 16   Thomas bracken: New zealand poet (b. 1843)