What Happened In October 1898 In History

Historical Events for October, 1898

• 1st » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name 'k.u.k. Exportakademie'.
• 14th » The steamer ship SS Mohegan named SS 'Mohegan' sinks after impacting the Manacles near Cornwall, United Kingdom, killing 106.
• 18th » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1898

• 3rd » Adolf Reichwein; German educator, economist, cultural policymaker, and resistance fighter in Nazi Germany. (d. 1944)
• 3rd » Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
• 5th » Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
• 7th » Joe Giard, American baseball player (d. 1956)
• 9th » Tawfiq al-Hakim, Egyptian author (d. 1987)
• 10th » Lilly Daché, French-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
• 14th » Thomas William Holmes, Canadian sergeant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1950)
• 15th » Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian runner (d. 1951)
• 16th » William O. Douglas, American jurist (d. 1980)
• 17th » Shinichi Suzuki (violinist) or Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (d. 1998)
• 17th » Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet (d. 1971)
• 18th » Lotte Lenya, Austrian-American singer and actress (d. 1981)
• 21st » Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler (d. 1960)
• 30th » Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (d. 1989)

Famous Deaths for October 1898

• 12th » Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (b. 1816)
• 24th » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)

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