Page 11: Historical Events In 1898

Sep 26   George Gershwin, composer born.   

Sep 26   George Gershwin, [Jacob Gershvin], Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue)   

Sep 26   Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in NYC   

Sep 27   Vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two).   

Sep 29   French troops reach Guinea and Sudan, Samori caught   

Sep 30   City of NY established.   

Sep 30   Felix Kersten, Baltic-German/Finnish masseuse (Heinrich Himmler).   

Oct 01   Dutch railway Alkmaar-Receiver opens   

Oct 01   Henry Huntington buys the LA Railway   

Oct 01   Jews are expelled from Kiev Russia   

Oct 01   Karl Ranki, composer   

Oct 06   Gustav Mahler conducts 1st Wiener Philharmonic.   

Oct 07   Alfred Wallenstein, Chicago Illinois, conductor (Chic Symph 1922-29)   

Oct 08   1st Canadian Intercollegiate football game: McGill beats Queen's, 3-2   

Oct 08   Clarence Williams, composer   

Oct 12   Establishment of the inaugural town council in Mateur   

Oct 14   Cruys Voorbergh, Dutch actor/director (Flying Dutchman).   

Oct 15   Gunther Ramin, composer   

Oct 16   Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR.   

Oct 17   Mildred Knopf, cookbook writer   

Oct 18   American flag raised in Puerto Rico.   

Oct 18   George Cuzon, Amersham England, actor (Hooded Terror)   

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

Oct 20   NC Mutual and Provident Insurance Company forms.   

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

Oct 22   Damaso Alonso, Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira)   

Oct 25   Sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician   

Oct 26   Beryl Rubinstein, composer.   

Oct 29   Emmanuel Bondeville, composer.   

Oct 30   Yakov Petrovich Polonsky Russian poet (Stichotvorenija), dies at 78.   

Oct 31   Alfred Sauvy, French statistician (Affluence and Population).   

Nov 02   French government-Dupuy forms   

Nov 04   Jerome Hopkins, composer, dies at 62   

Nov 05   Gerhart Hauptmanns "Fuhrmann Henschel," premieres in Berlin   

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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)