Historical Events In 1898

Sep 20   Theodor Fontane, German author (Der Stechlin), dies at 78 in the year 1898.  

Sep 21   China's empress-mother Ci Xi & emperor De Zong arrested on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Tushar Kanti Ghosh, world's oldest/longest serving newspaper Editor on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1898 tzu-Hsi, dowager Empress of China, seizes power and revokes reforms  

Sep 24   In the year 1898 bartel Wilton, ship builder, dies at 70  

Sep 24   In the year 1898 charlotte D baroness of Pallandt, Dutch sculptress  

Sep 26   George Gershwin, composer born on this day in history.  

Sep 26   In the year 1898 george Gershwin, [Jacob Gershvin], Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue)  

Sep 26   The birth of George Gershwin, American composer on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Sep 27   On this day in history vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two)  

Sep 29   French troops reach Guinea & Sudan, Samori caught in the year 1898.  

Sep 30   On this day in history city of NY established  

Sep 30   On this day in history felix Kersten, Baltic-German/Finnish masseuse (Heinrich Himmler)  

Oct 01   On this day in history dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens  

Oct 01   In the year 1898 henry Huntington buys the LA Railway  

Oct 01   On this day in history jews are expelled from Kiev Russia  

Oct 01   On this day in history karl Ranki, composer  

Oct 06   Gustav Mahler conducts 1st Wiener Philharmonic in the year 1898.  

Oct 07   Alfred Wallenstein, Chicago Illinois, conductor (Chic Symph 1922-29) on this day in history.  

Oct 08   On this day in history 1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2  

Oct 08   Clarence Williams, composer in the year 1898.  

Oct 12   Establishment of the first town council in Mateur on this day in history.  

Oct 14   In the year 1898 cruys Voorbergh, Dutch actor/director (Flying Dutchman)  

Oct 15   In the year 1898 gunther Ramin, composer  

Oct 16   In the year 1898 arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR  

Oct 17   Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer in the year 1898.  

Oct 18   In the year 1898 american flag raised in Puerto Rico  

Oct 18   On this day in history george Cuzon, Amersham England, actor (Hooded Terror)  

Oct 18   Puerto Rico formerly taken over by America, from the Spanish in the year 1898.  

Oct 20   NC Mutual & Provident Insurance Company forms in the year 1898.  

Oct 21   Amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/gov-gen of Ital East-Africa in the year 1898.  

Oct 22   On this day in history damaso Alonso, Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira)  

Oct 25   Sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician in the year 1898.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 in the year 1898.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802) died in the year 1898.  

Jan 23   On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

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

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