About the day » Thursday January 6, 1898Calender converter

• Aaltje Stap, Odoornerveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriana van Dijk, Vleuten, Utrecht, Nederland († 1902)
• Anna Cornelia Ciggaar, Sassenheim, 2171, Nederland († 1960)
• Anna Elisabeth le Febvre, Kota Nopan, Tapanoeli
• Alberdina Frederika Manrho, Nieuwe Pekela († 1919)
• Albertina Maria Nilsson, Amsterdam († 1952)
• Adriana Maria van Duren, Schaijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1898)
• Albertus Hendrikus Koldenhof, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1898)
• Welbergen, Groningen († 1898)
• Adrianus Daas, Zevenbergen

• Aaltje Liekeles de Vries (0), Garijp, Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Gerardus Franken (0), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Schroven (41), Geel
• Adrianus Petrus Marinus van Vliet (0), Den Haag,-
• Aukjen de Boer (63), Parrega
• Welbergen (0), Groningen
• Albert Hofman (0), Sauwerd Gem (Adorp) Winsum
• Albertus Josephus SPRONK (0), Den Bosch
• Alberta Johanna Broekhuis (6), Deventer,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Petronella van Herpen (43), Geffen

• 1883 » Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher († 1931)
• 1898 » James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot († 1965)
• 1899 » Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer († 1968)
• 1900 » Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia from 1922 to 1934 († 1961)
• 1903 » Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor († 1993)
• 1910 » Wright Morris, American author and photographer († 1998)
• 1910 » Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator († 1989)
• 1912 » Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian († 1991)
• 1912 » Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic († 1994)
• 1913 » Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician († 2001)

• 1882 » Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
• 1884 » Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
• 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
• 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)
• 1913 » Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
• 1917 » Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
• 1918 » Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
• 1919 » Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
• 1921 » Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)

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.
• May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
• June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
• August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
• 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.
• October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.

The temperature on January 6, 1898 was about 8.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.