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Born on Thursday February 3, 1898
- Adriana de Graaf, Princenhage († 1971)
- ?? Pelger, Rotterdam
- Anna Catharina Lucas, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Albertus Blasius Cornelis Sprinkhuijzen, Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Jantina Botter, Amsterdam
- Anna Catharina Lucas, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aldert de Vries, Obergum (Winsum Gr)
- Adriana Stuip, Nieuw-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1959)
- Alida Jantina Botter, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aart Molendijk, Rotterdam
Died on Thursday February 3, 1898
- Antje Mettes (66), Zwaag
- Agnes Jacoba Eggenhuizen (0), Huissen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Charles Dauven (51), Gelinden, België
- Carel de Moor (65), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Attje Geerts (Atje Geerts) Nieborg (Nijborg) (74), Groningen
- Apolonia de Ruiter (40), Maasdam
- Aaltje Boersma (59), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Boersma (59), Zwolle, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anton Höger (15), Rotterdam
- Akke Geziena Heikens (0), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 3, 1898 at Delpher
Born on February 3
- 1892 » Juan Negrín, Spanish physician and politician, 67th Prime Minister of Spain († 1956)
- 1893 » Gaston Julia, Algerian-French mathematician and academic († 1978)
- 1894 » Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator († 1978)
- 1898 » Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed the Finlandia Hall and Aalto Theatre († 1976)
- 1899 » Café Filho, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th President of Brazil († 1970)
- 1900 » Mabel Mercer, English-American singer († 1984)
- 1903 » Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier, pilot, and politician († 1973)
- 1904 » Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster († 1934)
- 1905 » Arne Beurling, Swedish-American mathematician and academic († 1986)
- 1905 » Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic († 1990)
Died on February 3
- 1862 » Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1774)
- 1866 » François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet, author, and historian (b. 1809)
- 1873 » Isaac Baker Brown, English gynecologist and surgeon (b. 1811)
- 1922 » John Butler Yeats, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1839)
- 1924 » Woodrow Wilson, American historian, academic, and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
- 1929 » Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician and engineer (b. 1878)
- 1935 » Hugo Junkers, German engineer, designed the Junkers J 1 (b. 1859)
- 1944 » Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1865)
- 1945 » Roland Freisler, German lawyer and judge (b. 1893)
- 1947 » Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (b. 1887)
Names that were popular for boys in 1898
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1898
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1898
- 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.
- June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
- July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
- August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
- August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
- September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
- October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
Weather February 3, 1898
The temperature on February 3, 1898 was about 3.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.