1898 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1895 1896 1897 – 1898 – 1899 1900 1901 |
The year of 1898 was a common year (a year that had 365 days), and began on a Saturday.
Events
January
- January 1 – New York City creates the City of Greater New York.
February
- February 12 – Henry Lindfield dies in England, and is the first person to die from a car accident.
March
- March 24 – Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania becomes the first person to buy a car built in America.
- March 26 – The Sabi Game Reserve is created in South America, and becomes the first official game reserve.
April
- April 25 – The United States declares war on Spain.
June
- June 12 – The Republic of the Philippines declares official independence from Spain during the Spanish-American War.
Births
Deaths
Images for kids
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1898 world map
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February 15: USS Maine is sunk.
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November 26: blizzard.
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Kaj Munk
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Denjirō Ōkōchi
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Soong Mei-ling
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Eben Dönges
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Jim Fouché
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Stefanos Stefanopoulos
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Regis Toomey
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Leopold Infeld
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Alfons Gorbach
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Giuseppe Saragat
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Leon Štukelj
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Saint Charbel Makhluf
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