Historical Events In 1898

Aug 21   Nicola van Westerhout, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1898.   

Aug 22   On this day in history francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress (John Meade's Woman)   

Aug 23   18th US Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61) in the year 1898.   

Aug 23   In the year 1898 joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82   

Aug 24   Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) in the year 1898.   

Aug 25   700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Enny de Leeuwe, [Engelina], actress (Anatevka)/wife of Pierre Mols on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1898 caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".   

Aug 28   Ludwig Turek, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   The Goodyear tire company is founded in the year 1898.   

Sep 01   In the year 1898 dutch soccer team Receiver forms   

Sep 01   In the year 1898 marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford   

Sep 02   In the year 1898 battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain   

Sep 02   Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain   

Sep 05   In the year 1898 ebbe Hamerik, composer   

Sep 05   On this day in history sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, disguised as man fought for union, dies   

Sep 06   Lord Kitchener destroys Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman in the year 1898.   

Sep 08   On this day in history queenie Smith, NYC, actress/dancer (Funny Side)   

Sep 09   Frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, NYC, baseball player (NL MVP 1931) in the year 1898.   

Sep 09   Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders on this day in history.   

Sep 10   On this day in history adele Marie Astaire, Omaha NE, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer   

Sep 10   In the year 1898 elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60   

Sep 10   Lord Kitchener's ships sails from Kartoum to Fashoda on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 1898 adolphe-Abraham Samuel, composer, dies at 74   

Sep 12   In the year 1898 ben Shahn, painter (1964 Arts & Letters)   

Sep 13   In the year 1898 20,000 Paris construction workers go on strike   

Sep 14   In the year 1898 paul A Daum, writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper), dies   

Sep 15   John J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet (El Dorado) on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1898 national Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY   

Sep 18   In the year 1898 lord Kitcheners ships reach Fashoda Sudan   

Sep 19   Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1898 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   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 in the year 1898.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history frantisek Pivoda, composer, dies at 73   

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

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

Feb 16   In the year 1898 death of thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. 1843)