Page 10: Historical Events In 1898

Aug 21   On this day in history nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40   

Aug 22   On this day in history francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress (John Meade's Woman)   

Aug 23   18th US Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82   

Aug 24   Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) in the year 1898.   

Aug 25   700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1898 enny de Leeuwe, [Engelina], actress (Anatevka)/wife of Pierre Mols   

Aug 28   In the year 1898 caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".   

Aug 28   In the year 1898 ludwig Turek, writer   

Aug 29   Preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   The Goodyear tire company is founded on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Dutch soccer team Receiver forms on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain in the year 1898.   

Sep 02   Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1898 lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain   

Sep 05   Ebbe Hamerik, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 05   On this day in history sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies   

Sep 06   Lord Kitchener destroys Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman in the year 1898.   

Sep 08   Queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side) on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1898 frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, NYC, baseball player (NL MVP 1931)   

Sep 09   On this day in history ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders   

Sep 10   Adele Marie Astaire, Omaha NE, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60 in the year 1898.   

Sep 10   In the year 1898 lord Kitchener's ships sails from Kartoum to Fashoda   

Sep 11   Adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Ben Shahn, painter (1964 Arts & Letters) in the year 1898.   

Sep 13   On this day in history 20,000 Paris construction workers go on strike   

Sep 14   In the year 1898 paul A Daum, writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper), dies   

Sep 15   In the year 1898 john J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet (El Dorado)   

Sep 15   In the year 1898 national Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY   

Sep 18   In the year 1898 lord Kitcheners ships reach Fashoda Sudan   

Sep 19   On this day in history giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71)   

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Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)   

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

Jan 04   Roger Vuataz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1898 lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65   

Jan 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1898 alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74   

Feb 16   Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) died in the year 1898.