Page 3: Historical Events In 1898

Mar 01   Through service commences over the Intercolonial Railway between Halifax and Montreal. This is achieved through a series of leases and running rights agreements with the Grand trunk Railway.   

Mar 02   Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England.   

Mar 06   Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's and 30's)   

Mar 07   Jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer   

Mar 08   Louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other).   

Mar 08   Richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen.   

Mar 08   Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen   

Mar 10   Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)   

Mar 11   Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)   

Mar 11   Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star is born.   

Mar 12   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa).   

Mar 13   Josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma).   

Mar 16   Aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23   

Mar 17   1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes).   

Mar 17   Blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington.   

Mar 17   The inaugural practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes.   

Mar 18   Otto Jochum, composer.   

Mar 19   Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26   

Mar 19   USS Oregon departs San Francisco for 14000 mile trip around South America to join U.S. Squadron off Cuba   

Mar 21   Explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, results in the deaths of 15 men   

Mar 23   Georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus.   

Mar 24   1st automobile sold.   

Mar 24   Dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard).   

Mar 24   The inaugural recoreded sale of an automobile.   

Mar 25   Assist. SECNAV Theodore Roosevelt proposes Navy investigate military application of Samuel Langley's flying machine, beginning naval aviation   

Mar 25   Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC.   

Mar 26   Renzo Massarani, composer.   

Mar 27   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80.   

Mar 29   Cecil Lewis, airman/writer   

Mar 30   Heinz Risse, writer   

Mar 31   Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies   

Apr 01   Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood and Sand).   

Apr 02   Adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

Apr 03   George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)   

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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)