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October 1898Born on Saturday October 1, 1898
- Alida Katrina Klazina Wilhelmina Westerhof, Amsterdam († 1901)
- Alphonsus de Groene, Zuiddorpe, Nederland († 1986)
- Aborn Harris Smith, Married into Elizabeth Thomasson Kittrell line († 1958)
- Adrianus Gerardus van den Heiligenberg, Gemeente Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albertje Keizer († 1987)
- Anna Hendrika Catharina du Crocq, Utrecht († 1928)
- Adam Groen, Hoogkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Gradus Jonker, Zuid Eschmarke, Lonneker
- Alida Cornelia Sleeswijk, Amsterdam († 1985)
- Albert Lukas Wolters, Nieuw-Buinen, Gemeente Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland († 1983)
Died on Saturday October 1, 1898
- Annegien Lucas Stofferts (86), Yde, Gemeente Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alida Jacobs Spreekmeester (0), Rotterdam
- Aagje Middelkoop (77), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus van HAAFTEN (83), 's-Gravenhage
- Aagje Middelkoop (77), Sliedrecht
- Anna Catharina Josephina Schepers (2), Beek, Limburg, Nederland
- Adrianus Haaften, van (83), 's-Gravenhage Zhl. NL
- Albertje Wolters Holtkamp (67), De Leeuwte, Ambt Vollenhove, Nederland
- Aart KOOIJ (83), Maasdam
- Antje Borenga (90), Gem.Smallingerland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 1, 1898 at Delpher
Born on October 1
- 1893 » Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter († 1974)
- 1893 » Ip Man, Chinese martial artist († 1972)
- 1894 » Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic († 1961)
- 1895 » Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan († 1951)
- 1896 » Ted Healy, American actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1937)
- 1899 » Ernest Haycox, American author († 1950)
- 1900 » Tom Goddard, English cricketer († 1966)
- 1903 » Pierre Veyron, French race car driver († 1970)
- 1903 » Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-born American pianist and composer († 1989)
- 1904 » Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic († 1979)
Died on October 1
- 1864 » Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)
- 1878 » Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
- 1885 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
- 1901 » Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
- 1913 » Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1929 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
- 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
- 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
- 1950 » Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)
- 1951 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
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.
- June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
- June 22 » Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U.S. Fifth Army Corps begins landing at Daiquirí, Cuba, about 16 miles (26km) east of Santiago de Cuba. Lt. Gen. Arsenio Linares y Pombo of the Spanish Army outnumbers them two-to-one, but does not oppose the landings.
- July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
- 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.
- October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
- October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
Weather October 1, 1898
The temperature on October 1, 1898 was about 12.4 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%.