Page 13: Historical Events In 1898

Dec 10   On this day in history spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam   

Dec 11   In the year 1898 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)   

Dec 12   1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania in the year 1898.   

Dec 13   Daniel Lazarus, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 13   In the year 1898 first passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.   

Dec 13   George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1898.   

Dec 14   Frederick Douglass Hall, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 15   On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer   

Dec 18   At a site near Paris, France, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the world's first official automobile land speed record of 39 miles per hour on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1898 automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph)   

Dec 18   In the year 1898 jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist   

Dec 20   Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar) in the year 1898.   

Dec 21   In the year 1898 scientists Pierre & Marie Curie discovers radium   

Dec 24   On this day in history eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41   

Dec 24   Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam in the year 1898.   

Dec 25   In the year 1898 theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter   

Dec 26   Radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1898.   

Dec 29   Jeanne Leleu, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 30   Vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard) in the year 1898.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george van Derton, Belgian   

Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) was born in the year 1898.   

Jan 03   Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of roger Vuataz, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)   

Jan 06   In the year 1898 birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)   

Jan 03   James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1898.   

Jan 11   In the year 1898 gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 14   On this day in history lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65   

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 on this day in history.   

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