About the day » Monday January 31, 1898Calender converter

• Abraham MARIS, Rotterdam († 1983)
• Alberdena Lamping, somewhere in IA († 1992)
• D'hoey, Bornem († 1898)
• Alice Henrietta Pauline Berlage, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1984)
• Albertus Bonthuis, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Smit, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1901)
• Aaltje Smit, Hollandscheveld († 1901)
• Adriana Maria van Broekhoven, Bergen op Zoom, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1951)
• Andries Pieter de Wit, Middelburg
• Albert de Groot, Koudekerk

• Arnoldus van Merwijk (68), Afferden (Ge), Gelderland, Nederland
• Adam van Gerwen (71), Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana van der Aa (44), Nistelrode, Gelderland, Nederland
• Allegonda Verschoor (4), Gorinchem
• Abraham Robert van Rosevelt (74), Arnhem, Nederland
• Antonia Versteeg (91), Maarn, Gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Brouwers (0), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland
• Aaltje van Wolfswinkel (80), Scherpenzeel, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Antonius Johannis Brouwers (0), Dinteloord
• Antonia Versteeg (91), Maarn, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
• 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
• 1894 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1956)
• 1896 » Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian († 1966)
• 1900 » Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector († 1982)
• 1902 » Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1986)
• 1902 » Julian Steward, American anthropologist († 1972)
• 1902 » Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot († 1978)
• 1902 » Tallulah Bankhead, American actress († 1968)
• 1905 » John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1970)

• 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
• 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
• 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
• 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
• 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
• 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
• 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
• 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Hendrika
7. Elisabeth
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Petronella
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
• June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
• August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
• September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
• October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.

The temperature on January 31, 1898 was about 9.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.