Page 3: Historical Events In 1898

Mar 01   On this day in history through service commences over the Intercolonial Railway between Halifax and Montreal. This is achieved through a series of leases and running rights agreements with the Grand trunk Railway.   

Mar 02   On this day in history australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England   

Mar 06   Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's & 30's) on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer   

Mar 08   In the year 1898 louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other)   

Mar 08   On this day in history richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen   

Mar 08   On this day in history richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen   

Mar 10   Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) in the year 1898.   

Mar 11   Dorothy Gish, Massillon OH, film actress (Orphans of the Storm) in the year 1898.   

Mar 11   In the year 1898 the birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star   

Mar 12   Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa) in the year 1898.   

Mar 13   Josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma) on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Aubrey (Vincent) Beardsley, English illustrator (Salome), dies at 23 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 17   The first practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes in the year 1898.   

Mar 18   Otto Jochum, composer in the year 1898.   

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

Mar 19   In the year 1898 uSS Oregon departs San Francisco for 14,000 mile trip around South America to join U.S. Squadron off Cuba   

Mar 21   In the year 1898 explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, kills 15 men.   

Mar 23   In the year 1898 georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

Mar 24   In the year 1898 1st automobile sold   

Mar 24   On this day in history dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard)   

Mar 24   The first recoreded sale of an automobile on this day in history.   

Mar 25   In the year 1898 assist. SECNAV Theodore Roosevelt proposes Navy investigate military application of Samuel Langley's flying machine, beginning naval aviation   

Mar 25   Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Renzo Massarani, composer in the year 1898.   

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

Mar 29   Cecil Lewis, airman/writer in the year 1898.   

Mar 30   Heinz Risse, writer in the year 1898.   

Mar 31   Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies in the year 1898.   

Apr 01   Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood & Sand) on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1898 adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

Apr 03   George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1898 birth of george van Derton, Belgian   

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   In the year 1898 birth of zaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames)   

Jan 04   In the year 1898 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   In the year 1898 birth of charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)   

Jan 03   James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1898 gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 14   On this day in history lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65   

Jan 16   Charles Pelham Villiers, longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. 1802) died on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66   

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)