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 on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's) in the year 1898.   

Mar 07   Jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1898 louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)   

Mar 08   In the year 1898 richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen   

Mar 08   On this day in history richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen   

Mar 10   Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1898 dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)   

Mar 11   The birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1898 josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma)   

Mar 16   On this day in history aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23   

Mar 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1898.   

Mar 17   In the year 1898 the first practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes   

Mar 18   In the year 1898 otto Jochum, composer   

Mar 19   Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 in the year 1898.   

Mar 19   On this day in history uSS Oregon departs San Francisco for 14,000 mile trip around South America to join U.S. Squadron off Cuba   

Mar 21   In the year 1898 explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, kills 15 men.   

Mar 23   Georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus in the year 1898.   

Mar 24   In the year 1898 1st automobile sold   

Mar 24   On this day in history dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard)   

Mar 24   The first recoreded sale of an automobile on this day in history.   

Mar 25   On this day in history assist. SECNAV Theodore Roosevelt proposes Navy investigate military application of Samuel Langley's flying machine, beginning naval aviation   

Mar 25   In the year 1898 intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC   

Mar 26   On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer   

Mar 27   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1898 cecil Lewis, airman/writer   

Mar 30   On this day in history heinz Risse, writer   

Mar 31   Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood & Sand) in the year 1898.   

Apr 02   On this day in history adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

Apr 03   In the year 1898 george Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)   

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Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race) was born in the year 1898.   

Jan 01   In the year 1898 birth of viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)   

Jan 03   In the year 1898 birth of johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)   

Jan 03   ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames) was born in the year 1898.   

Jan 04   Roger Vuataz, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1898.   

Jan 04   On this day in history frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 11   Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1898 death of charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802)   

Jan 23   On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66   

Jan 28   Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) died on this day in history.