Historical Events in March 1898

  • Mar 2 Australia complete a 4-1 cricket series annihilation of England
  • Mar 8 Richard Straus' "Don Quixote" premieres in Keulen

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Mar 17 John Philip Holland achieves successful test run for the first modern submarine off Staten Island, submerging for 1 hour 40 minutes

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  • Mar 25 Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in NYC
  • Mar 25 60th Grand National: John Gourley aboard Drogheda wins
  • Mar 25 Swami Vivekananda initiates Margaret Noble (Sister Nivedita) into vow of Brahmacharya, first western woman received into Indian monastic order