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 in the year 1898.  

Mar 02   Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England in the year 1898.  

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

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

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

Mar 10   In the year 1898 cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)  

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

Mar 11   On this day in history the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star  

Mar 12   On this day in history fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)  

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

Mar 16   In the year 1898 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   In the year 1898 blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington  

Mar 17   On this day in history the first practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes  

Mar 18   Otto Jochum, composer in the year 1898.  

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

Mar 19   In the year 1898 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) on this day in history.  

Mar 24   On this day in history the first 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 in the year 1898.  

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   On this day in history sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80  

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

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

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

Apr 03   George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic) on this day in history.  

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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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1898 birth of roger Vuataz, composer  

Jan 06   In the year 1898 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   Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1898.  

Jan 14   Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 in the year 1898.  

Jan 16   Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23   W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1898.  

Jan 28   Alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1898.  

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