Page 13: Historical Events In 1898

Dec 10   Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam on this day in history.   

Dec 11   On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)   

Dec 12   1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania on this day in history.   

Dec 13   In the year 1898 daniel Lazarus, composer   

Dec 13   First passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 14   Frederick Douglass Hall, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1898 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 in the year 1898.   

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   In the year 1898 ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar)   

Dec 21   Scientists Pierre & Marie Curie discovers radium in the year 1898.   

Dec 24   In the year 1898 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41   

Dec 24   Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

Dec 26   In the year 1898 radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie   

Dec 29   In the year 1898 georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74   

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   George van Derton, Belgian was born in the year 1898.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)   

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   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70   

Jan 04   In the year 1898 frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73   

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

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   On this day in history alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74   

Feb 16   In the year 1898 death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)