What Happened In July 1898 In History

Historical Events for July, 1898

• 1st » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba.
• 3rd » Spanish–American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is destroyed by the U.S. Navy in Santiago de Cuba or Santiago, Cuba.
• 7th » President of the United States or U.S. President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
• 8th » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
• 25th » After over two months of sea-based bombardment, the Puerto Rican Campaign called United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with U.S. troops led by General Nelson A. Miles known as Nelson Miles landing at harbor of Guánica, Puerto Rico.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1898

• 4th » Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian and activist (d. 1997)
• 4th » Gertrude Lawrence, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1952)
• 5th » Georgios Grivas, Greek general (d. 1974)
• 6th » Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (d. 1962)
• 7th » Arnold Horween, American football player and coach (d. 1985)
• 8th » Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
• 10th » Renée Björling, Swedish actress (d. 1975)
• 13th » Julius Schreck, German commander (d. 1936)
• 14th » Happy Chandler, American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Kentucky (d. 1991)
• 17th » Berenice Abbott, American photographer (d. 1991)
• 17th » Osmond Borradaile, Canadian cinematographer (d. 1999)
• 17th » George Robert Vincent, American historian (d. 1985)
• 18th » John Stuart (actor) named John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (d. 1979)
• 19th » Herbert Marcuse, German-American sociologist and philosopher (d. 1979)
• 21st » Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter (Carter Family) (d. 1979)
• 22nd » Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet and author (d. 1943)
• 22nd » Alexander Calder, American sculptor (d. 1976)
• 23rd » Bengt Djurberg, Swedish actor and singer (d. 1941)
• 23rd » Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1987)
• 23rd » Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1970)
• 23rd » Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist (d. 1977)
• 28th » Lawrence Gray, American actor and singer (d. 1970)
• 29th » Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1988)
• 30th » Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 1986)

Famous Deaths for July 1898

• 8th » Soapy Smith, American gangster (b. 1860)
• 15th » Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (d. 1825)
• 30th » Otto von Bismarck, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1815)

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