About the day » Saturday March 26, 1898Calender converter

• Ale Ozinga, Wonseradeel, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland († 1961)
• Alexander Phillipus Hamer, Deventer († 1978)
• Albert Lachapelle, St-François-du-Lac Qc, Canada
• Albertina Bouwmeester, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1982)
• Alberta Bouwmeester, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes Gertrude Kreunen, Holland Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin († 1968)
• , Vlissingen, Nederland († 1899)
• Adolf Willems Til, Ten Boer († 1939)
• Abraham Buscop, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, NL († 1971)
• JAGER, Weerselo, Overijssel, Nederland

• Aaltje Koops Groen (33), Steenwijkerwold, Steenwijk, Overijssel, Nederland
• Abraham Hop (83), Princenhage N B N L
• Adriana van Velthoven (52), Drunen, NB, Nederland
• Aatje Hendriks Dolstra (80), Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Luijer (42), Kortenhoef
• Annegien VAN WESTER (66), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Angelina Verlinden‏ (66), Vorst, België
• Adrianus Jekel (0), Harlingen, Netherlands
• Adrianus Maria Heerkens (0), Tilburg
• Jan Dijkhuis (18), Katwoude

• 1893 » James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany († 1978)
• 1893 » Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice († 1964)
• 1894 » Viorica Ursuleac, Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress († 1985)
• 1895 » Vilho Tuulos, Finnish triple jumper († 1967)
• 1898 » Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader († 1979)
• 1898 » Rudolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Puma SE († 1974)
• 1900 » Angela Maria Autsch, German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners († 1941)
• 1904 » Attilio Ferraris, Italian footballer († 1947)
• 1904 » Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter († 1986)
• 1904 » Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author († 1987)

• 1881 » Roman Sanguszko, Polish general and activist (b. 1800)
• 1885 » Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (b. 1825)
• 1888 » Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (b. 1837)
• 1892 » Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (b. 1819)
• 1902 » Cecil Rhodes, English-South African colonialist, businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (b. 1853)
• 1905 » Maurice Barrymore, American actor (b. 1849)
• 1910 » Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864)
• 1920 » William Chester Minor, American surgeon and lexicographer (b. 1834)
• 1923 » Sarah Bernhardt, French actress and screenwriter (b. 1844)
• 1926 » Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1852)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Jacob
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 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
• June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
• September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
• October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
• October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

The temperature on March 26, 1898 was about 2.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.