What Happened on July 15, 1898

Historical Events

Scientific Discovery

Camillo Golgi discovers the Golgi Apparatus (a delicate network inside cells essential for the transmission and reception of information between cells)

Famous Birthdays

  • Noel Gay [Reginald Moxon Armitage], British composer (Who's Been Polishing The Sun), born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (d. 1954)
  • Norman Demuth, British composer and musicologist specializing in French works, born in Croyden, Surrey, England (d. 1968)

Famous Deaths

  • Jean Baptiste Salpointe, French born second Archbishop of Santa Fe, dies at 75
Died in 1898 1898 Highlights

About July 15, 1898

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 125 years, 9 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Cancer