Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist, known for german novelist, was born on 1898-06-22. Erich Maria Remarque was a German novelist. His landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World War I, was an international bestseller which created a new literary genre of veterans writing about conflict.
Erich Maria Remarque is born
Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist, known for german novelist, was born on 1898-06-22. Erich Maria Remarque was a German novelist.
Historical Significance
Erich Maria Remarque is German novelist.
Key People
Events Before
Invasion of Benin City by British Expeditionary Force; the city is burned and looted, ending the Nigerian Kingdom of Ben
Invasion of Benin City by British Expeditionary Force; the city is burned and looted, ending the Nigerian Kingdom of Benin formed in the 11th century
British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs American champion 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win the World Heavyweig
British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs American champion 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win the World Heavyweight title in Carson City, Nevada
1st Boston Marathon (B.A.A. Road Race), won by John J. McDermott in 2:55:10; the world's oldest annual marathon inspired
1st Boston Marathon (B.A.A. Road Race), won by John J. McDermott in 2:55:10; the world's oldest annual marathon inspired by success of the first marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Salomon August Andrée and crew leave Spitsbergen in northern Norway by balloon, heading for the North Pole
Salomon August Andrée and crew leave Spitsbergen in northern Norway by balloon, heading for the North Pole
Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope [kinetographic camera], a device that produces moving pictures
The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device, designed for films to be viewed by one person at a time through a peephole viewer window.
Events After
The government of Cuba is handed over to the US from Spanish rule; American occupation continues until 1902
The Military Government of the Philippine Islands (Spanish: Gobierno militar de los Estados Unidos en las Islas Filipinas; Tagalog: Pamahalaang Militar ng Estados Unidos sa Kapuluang Pilipinas) was a...
Rubber heel for boots or shoes is patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan
Rubber heel for boots or shoes is patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is patented by Felix Hoffmann at the German company Bayer
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), an organic compound that does not occur in nature, was first synthesised in 1899.
W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket at age 50 years and 320 days
W. G. Grace's last day of Test cricket at age 50 years and 320 days
American businessman James Cash Penney (24) weds Bertha Alva Hess (29ish), until her death in 1910
American businessman James Cash Penney (24) weds Bertha Alva Hess (29ish), until her death in 1910
More from the 1890s
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12 million people
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of X-rays
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of X-rays
Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara.
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