Page 13: Historical Events In 1898

Dec 10   Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, PR and Guam in the year 1898.   

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

Dec 12   In the year 1898 1st 1st-class game between NSW & Tasmania   

Dec 13   Daniel Lazarus, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 13   On this day in history first passenger train over the newly reconstructed Victoria Railway Bridge, Montreal. The original 1859 tube had been replaced by a double track steel bridge.   

Dec 13   On this day in history george Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72   

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

Dec 15   On this day in history fernando Remacha, composer   

Dec 18   On this day in history 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   Irene [Marie] Dunne, Louisville, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama) in the year 1898.   

Dec 21   On this day in history ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar)   

Dec 21   In the year 1898 scientists Pierre & Marie Curie discovers radium   

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

Dec 24   Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1898 theo Swagemakers, Dutch portrait painter   

Dec 26   Radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie in the year 1898.   

Dec 29   On this day in history georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74   

Dec 29   Jeanne Leleu, composer in the year 1898.   

Dec 30   In the year 1898 vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard)   

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Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)   

Jan 01   Viktor Ullmann, opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history gaetano Capocci, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 14   Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 in the year 1898.   

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