Nervi 1898

Nervi 1898

• On April 7, Constance Wilde, wife of Oscar Wilde, dies in Genoa after a brief stay at the Hotel Nervi and at Villa Elvira in Bogliasco in 1897. She will be buried in the Staglieno cemetery. • A Capolungo opens the [...] • In Nervi, the [...] begins its activity, which will change its name to Hotel Savoia. • 13/3 - In the garden of the Hotel Victoria, adorned with colorful flags and beautiful, elegant "botteghe", a fundraiser is held for the Nervi kindergarten, with a net profit of 665.85 Lire. Refreshments are offered by Miss Engel and Mrs. Castello, wife of the hotel owner. Dr. Ortenau's daughter directs the bazaar, rich with an immense quantity of objects. A mysterious fortune teller who opens the doors of the future is also present. The colony of foreign visitors in Nervi participates in mass. • The contract for the Orchestrina Campolmi is renewed (maestro Campolmi, cellist, Mrs. Campolmi on piano, first violin Nesti, violinist Zucchetti, flautist Senesi), which performs every afternoon at the Marina.

- In Norway, universal male suffrage is introduced. - In Russia, the Social Democratic Party is formed among industrial workers. Prominent figure Georgij Plekhanov. 10/1 - Sergei M. Eisenstein, famous film director, is born in Riga. 10/2 - Bertolt Brecht is born. 18/2 - Enzo Ferrari is born. 24/4 - The Spanish-American War breaks out. The United States occupies Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. 26/4 - The Italian Football Federation is founded. 8/5 - In Turin, the first Italian football championship (4 teams, won by Genoa). 9/6 - China leases Hong Kong to Great Britain for 99 years. 30/7 - Otto Von Bismarck, Prussian Chancellor, dies. 10/9 - In Geneva, an Italian anarchist, Luigi Luccheni, kills Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria. 1/10 - Jews are expelled from Kiev. 6/10 - The Austro-Hungarian Empire annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina. 9/10 - The Anglo-Boer War breaks out. 22/10 - First performance in Rome of Iris, by Pietro Mascagni.