Page 3: Historical Events In 1898

Mar 01   In the year 1898 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 in the year 1898.   

Mar 06   Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's) on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1898 jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer   

Mar 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm)   

Mar 11   The birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star in the year 1898.   

Mar 12   In the year 1898 fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)   

Mar 13   On this day in history josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma)   

Mar 16   Aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23 in the year 1898.   

Mar 17   On this day in history 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes)   

Mar 17   In the year 1898 blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington   

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

Mar 18   On this day in history otto Jochum, composer   

Mar 19   On this day in history joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26   

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   Explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, kills 15 men in the year 1898.   

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

Mar 24   1st automobile sold on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard) in the year 1898.   

Mar 24   In the year 1898 the first recoreded sale of an automobile   

Mar 25   In the year 1898 assist. SECNAV Theodore Roosevelt proposes Navy investigate military application of Samuel Langley's flying machine, beginning naval aviation   

Mar 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1898.   

Mar 29   On this day in history cecil Lewis, airman/writer   

Mar 30   In the year 1898 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   Adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms in the year 1898.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1898 birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)   

Jan 04   Roger Vuataz, composer was born in the year 1898.   

Jan 06   In the year 1898 birth of jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   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)