Historical Events In 1898

Dec 10   Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1898 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish poet (Barfotabarn)   

Dec 12   On this day in history 1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania   

Dec 13   Daniel Lazarus, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 13   First passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge in the year 1898.   

Dec 13   George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Frederick Douglass Hall, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 15   On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer   

Dec 18   In the year 1898 at a site near Paris, France, Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the world's first official automobile land speed record of 39 miles per hour.   

Dec 18   Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) in the year 1898.   

Dec 18   Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist on this day in history.   

Dec 20   In the year 1898 irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama)   

Dec 21   Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar) in the year 1898.   

Dec 21   On this day in history scientists Pierre & Marie Curie discovers radium   

Dec 24   In the year 1898 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41   

Dec 24   On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam   

Dec 25   Theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter in the year 1898.   

Dec 26   On this day in history radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie   

Dec 29   In the year 1898 georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74   

Dec 29   On this day in history jeanne Leleu, composer   

Dec 30   Vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard) in the year 1898.   

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

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   Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1898 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1898.   

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   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   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)