What Happened In May 1898 In History

Historical Events for May, 1898

• 1st » Spanish–American War — Battle of Manila Bay: The United States Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the war.
• 8th » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1898

• 1st » Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter) known as Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1972)
• 2nd » Henry Hall (bandleader) e.g Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1989)
• 3rd » Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist (d. 1987)
• 3rd » Golda Meir, Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1978)
• 6th » Konrad Henlein, Czech politician (d. 1945)
• 8th » Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (d. 1960)
• 10th » Ariel Durant, American historian and author (d. 1981)
• 13th » Justin Tuveri, Italian-French soldier (d. 2007)
• 15th » Arletty, French model, actress, and singer (d. 1992)
• 16th » Tamara de Lempicka, Polish painter (d. 1980)
• 16th » Desanka Maksimović, Serbian poet (d. 1993)
• 16th » Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1956)
• 17th » A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992)
• 19th » Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (d. 1974)
• 21st » Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (d. 1990)
• 21st » Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (d. 1967)
• 21st » Carl Johnson (athlete) known as Carl Johnson, American long jumper (d. 1932)
• 22nd » Rito Selvaggi, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and poet (d. 1972)
• 23rd » Josef Terboven, German politician (d. 1945)
• 24th » Kathleen Hale, English author and illustrator (d. 2000)
• 25th » Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (d. 1971)
• 26th » Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
• 26th » Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (d. 1965)
• 31st » Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (d. 1993)

Famous Deaths for May 1898

• 19th » William Ewart Gladstone, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)

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