Also born on October 13th
Events in year of birth (1898)
- January 13th * Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in Paris.
- April 11th * President McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration Hearst newspapers just flourish.
- April 21st * Spanish-American War begins.
- June 9th * China leases Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years.
- June 18th * First ever steel pier opens in the United States.
- October 18th * Puerto Rico formerly taken over by America, from the Spanish.
- December 26th * Radium, the radioactive element, discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie.
| Monarch in year of birth (1898) Queen Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents (in 1900) added up to 5.1 million. Cabinet in year of birth (1898)From Tuesday, July 27th, 1897 till Thursday, August 1th, 1901 there was the cabinet 'Pierson', with prime minister(s) Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal). |