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) on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer in the year 1898.   

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   Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen in the year 1898.   

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

Mar 11   Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) in the year 1898.   

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

Mar 12   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) in the year 1898.   

Mar 13   Josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history 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   Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

Mar 24   In the year 1898 1st automobile sold   

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

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   Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Renzo Massarani, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 in the year 1898.   

Mar 29   Cecil Lewis, airman/writer in the year 1898.   

Mar 30   Heinz Risse, writer in the year 1898.   

Mar 31   In the year 1898 edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies   

Apr 01   In the year 1898 nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood & Sand)   

Apr 02   In the year 1898 adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

Apr 03   On this day in history george Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic)   

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Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian was born in the year 1898.   

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

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

Jan 03   Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) was born in the year 1898.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of roger Vuataz, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70   

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

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

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