Page 3: Historical Events In 1898

Mar 01   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 in the year 1898.   

Mar 02   In the year 1898 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   Jan Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer in the year 1898.   

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

Mar 08   In the year 1898 richard Straus' "Don Quixote", premieres in Keulen   

Mar 08   Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 11   The birth of Dorothy Gish, Silent screen star in the year 1898.   

Mar 12   In the year 1898 fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)   

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

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

Mar 17   In the year 1898 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes)   

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

Mar 17   The first practical submarine submerges, off New York NY for 1 hour 40 minutes on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Otto Jochum, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26 in the year 1898.   

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   Explosion in mine at Dudley Colliery, Stockton, near Newcastle, NSW, kills 15 men on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

Mar 24   1st automobile sold on this day in history.   

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

Mar 24   In the year 1898 the first recoreded sale of an automobile   

Mar 25   Assist. SECNAV Theodore Roosevelt proposes Navy investigate military application of Samuel Langley's flying machine, beginning naval aviation on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC in the year 1898.   

Mar 26   On this day in history renzo Massarani, composer   

Mar 27   On this day in history sajjid Ahmad Chan, co founder (Pakistan), dies at 80   

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

Mar 30   Heinz Risse, writer on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms   

Apr 03   George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic) in the year 1898.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george van Derton, Belgian   

Jan 01   George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race) was born in the year 1898.   

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   ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1898 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   In the year 1898 w A Remy, composer, dies at 66   

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.