Page 8: Historical Events In 1898

Jul 04   Sable Island, Nova Scotia, the French ship La Bourgogne collides with British ship the Cromartyshire; 560 persons drown.   

Jul 04   US flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War)   

Jul 06   Armed Auxiliary Dixie captures Spanish Three Bells, Pilgrim, and Greeman Castle   

Jul 06   Hanns Eisler, German/US composer/German DR-minister for propaganda   

Jul 07   Hanns Eisler, composer   

Jul 07   Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies.   

Jul 07   Pres McKinley signs resolution of annexation of Hawaiian Is   

Jul 07   US annexes Hawaii   

Jul 08   Alec Waugh, London, novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn   

Jul 08   Phillies Red Donahue no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0.   

Jul 09   Gerard Walschap, Flemish writer/journalist (Mary, Revolt in Congo)   

Jul 10   Jean-Baptiste Marchands expedition reaches Fashoda at White Hippo.   

Jul 11   Charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies   

Jul 11   Hendrik J Pos, Dutch philosopher/CEO (Committee of Watchfulness)   

Jul 12   Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda Sudan   

Jul 12   Paul Voulet, French captain/mass murderer in Senegal, dies.   

Jul 13   Guglielmo Marconi patents radio.   

Jul 13   Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio.   

Jul 13   Martin David, German/Neth law historian   

Jul 13   SF Ferry Building at foot of Market St opens.   

Jul 14   Ivan Triesault, Estonia, actor (Cry of the Werewolf, Black Parachute)   

Jul 15   Noel Gay, [Richard Moxon Armitage], composer.   

Jul 16   A Charlois discovers asteroid #437 Rhodia.   

Jul 17   Berenice Abbott, Springfield Oh, photographer (World of Atget)   

Jul 17   Spanish American War-Spaniads surrender to US at Santiago Cuba.   

Jul 17   Spanish American War-Spaniards surrender to US at Santiago Cuba   

Jul 18   Emil Hartmann, composer, dies at 62.   

Jul 18   Herbert Marcuse, Berlin, communist philosopher (Eros and Civilization)   

Jul 19   Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo, composer   

Jul 20   Yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86.   

Jul 21   Ernest Willem Mulder, composer.   

Jul 21   Spain cedes Guam to US   

Jul 22   Alexander Calder, sculptor (mobiles, stabiles).   

Jul 22   Belgica crew see 1st sunrise in 1600 hrs-1st to endure Antarct winter   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george van Derton, Belgian   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of roger Vuataz, composer   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1898 james Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70   

Jan 04   Frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1898.   

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   W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1898 alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74   

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