Famous Deaths Happened In 1898

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

Jan 04 In the year 1898 frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 11 On this day in history gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 14 Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802) died in the year 1898.  

Jan 23 W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history alexandru Flechtenmacher, composer, dies at 74  

Feb 16 Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843) died on this day in history.  

Feb 18 On this day in history frances Willard, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies at 58  

Mar 01 George Bruce Malleson, English officer in India, author (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Mar 11 William Rosecrans, American Civil War Union general (b. 1819) died on this day in history.  

Mar 12 On this day in history death of zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish writer (b. 1818)  

Mar 15 Henry Bessemer, English metallurgist (b. 1813) died in the year 1898.  

Mar 16 In the year 1898 aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23  

Mar 17 Blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington on this day in history.  

Mar 18 Matilda Joslyn Gage, American suffragist (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

Mar 19 Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820) died in the year 1898.  

Apr 15 Kepa Te Rangihiwinui, Maori military leader died in the year 1898.  

Apr 18 Gustave Moureau, painter, dies in the year 1898.  

Apr 21 Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 01 Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81 in the year 1898.  

May 19 On this day in history death of william Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)  

May 22 Edward Bellamy, writer, dies at 48 in the year 1898.  

May 28 Edward Bellamy, US author (Looking Backward), dies in the year 1898.  

Jun 03 In the year 1898 nikolai Afanisev, composer, dies at 77  

Jun 05 Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker died in the year 1898.  

Jun 06 In the year 1898 constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62  

Jun 10 On this day in history death of tuone Udaina, last speaker of the Dalmatian language.  

Jun 13 On this day in history death of joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1840)  

Jun 17 Edward Burne-Jones, English artist (b. 1833) died on this day in history.  

Jun 18 George Ulyett, cricketer (949 runs 50 wkts for England 25 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

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

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 Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39) was born in the year 1898.  

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