Historical Events In 1898

Jul 22   Belgica crew see first sunrise in 1600 hrs-1st to endure Antarct winter in the year 1898.  

Jul 23   On this day in history mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL pres (1943-46)  

Jul 24   On this day in history amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic)  

Jul 24   The birth of Amelia Earhart, American aviator on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1898 1st US troops land & occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay  

Jul 25   On this day in history during the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launched their invasion of Puerto Rico, a 108-mile long, forty-mile-wide island that was one of Spain's two principle possessions in the Caribbean.  

Jul 25   In the year 1898 the first US troops land & occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay  

Jul 27   Audley Moore, civil rights activist, humanitarian [Queen Mother] in the year 1898.  

Jul 27   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dancing Men" (BG)  

Jul 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Dancing Men" (BG) in the year 1898.  

Jul 28   On this day in history spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender  

Jul 28   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Retired Colourman"(BG) in the year 1898.  

Jul 29   In the year 1898 isidor Isaac Rabi, Poland, physicist (explored atom, Nobel 1944)  

Jul 30   "Scientific America" carried the first magazine automobile ad. The Winton Motor Car Company of Cleveland, OH invited readers to "Dispense with a Horse." on this day in history.  

Jul 30   Henry Moore, England, sculptor (Vertebrae) in the year 1898.  

Jul 30   On this day in history otto von Bismarck, German "Iron" chancellor, dies at 83  

Jul 30   In the year 1898 the birth of Henry Moore, English sculptor  

Jul 30   In the year 1898 will Kellogg invents Corn Flakes  

Aug 01   Morris Stoloff, Phila, violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey) on this day in history.  

Aug 03   Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper in the year 1898.  

Aug 08   Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans) in the year 1898.  

Aug 09   David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal) in the year 1898.  

Aug 11   In the year 1898 arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist  

Aug 12   Hawaii formally annexed to US on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama) in the year 1898.  

Aug 12   Peace protocol ends Spanish-American War, signed in the year 1898.  

Aug 13   In the year 1898 jean Borota, France, tennis champ (35 Wimbledons between 1922-64)  

Aug 13   On this day in history uS forces under George Dewey captures Manila during Spanish-Amer war  

Aug 15   Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom in the year 1898.  

Aug 16   In the year 1898 edwin Prescott patents roller coaster  

Aug 16   Roller coaster patented in the year 1898.  

Aug 17   Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Aug 17   In the year 1898 gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian  

Aug 20   On this day in history g Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands)  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)  

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1898 birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)  

Jan 03   In the year 1898 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 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   In the year 1898 w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

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

Feb 16   Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) died in the year 1898.