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   Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn) in the year 1898.   

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   On this day in history 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 The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.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 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   In the year 1898 frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

Dec 15   On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer   

Dec 18   On this day in history 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.   

Dec 18   Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist on this day in history.   

Dec 20   In the year 1898 irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama)   

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

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

Dec 25   Theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter in the year 1898.   

Dec 26   On this day in history radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie   

Dec 29   Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Jeanne Leleu, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 30   On this day in history vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history birth of viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)   

Jan 03   ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1898.   

Jan 06   Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971) was born in the year 1898.   

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   On this day in history 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   W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1898.   

Jan 28   On this day in history alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74   

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