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May 6, 1898Born on Saturday May 7, 1898
- Aaltje MIDDELJANS, Barger-Oosterveen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1956)
- -Maria Risse, Rotterdam
- Angélique Louchart, Vermelles, Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk
- Adriana Maria Pan de, Goes
- Adrianus van Masbergen, Woudrichem (Woudrichem) (Noord Brabant) († 1900)
- Adriana Rietveld, Krimpen aan den IJssel
- Albert Kuipers, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Albertus Gruis, Farmsum, Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands († 1991)
- Albertje van Enk, Oldebroek, Nederland
- Alberta Dirks Noort, Rijnsburg († 1988)
Died on Saturday May 7, 1898
- Antje Klazes STAAL (3), Leegkerk (Hoogkerk) Groningen Netherlands
- Anna Nooteboom (76), Deventer
- Adrianus van LOON (30), Woensdrecht (Nl)
- Andries Jans Spiekholt (84), Oldeouwer, Nederland
- Adrianus Rommels (0), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
- Adrianus van Loon (30), Woensdrecht
- Antje Bijleveld (91), Rotterdam
- Anneke Harmens Boelsma (86), Koudum
- Aaltje van Gerrevink (22), Brummen
- Kramer (0), Wissenkerke
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 7, 1898 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Middelburgsche courant
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on May 7
- 1891 » Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist († 1988)
- 1892 » Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer († 1982)
- 1892 » Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia († 1980)
- 1893 » Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager († 1985)
- 1896 » Kathleen McKane Godfree, English tennis and badminton player († 1992)
- 1899 » Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor and academic († 1998)
- 1901 » Gary Cooper, American actor († 1961)
- 1903 » Jimmy Ball, Canadian sprinter († 1988)
- 1904 » Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author († 1993)
- 1905 » Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer († 1989)
Died on May 7
- 1868 » Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1876 » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
- 1887 » C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
- 1896 » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
- 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
- 1917 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)
- 1922 » Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (b. 1857)
- 1924 » Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (b. 1897/1898)
- 1925 » William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (b. 1851)
Names that were popular for boys in 1898
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- 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.
- January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
- April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
- May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
- July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, 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.
- November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
Weather May 7, 1898
The temperature on May 7, 1898 was about 8.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.