About the day » Saturday December 3, 1898Calender converter

• Anna VAN STRATEN, Maassluis, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Abraham Gerritsen, Veenendaal
• Albert Vink, Almkerk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1968)
• Alvin Denny, Texas († 1969)
• Alvin Gideon Bridger, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1967)
• Adriana Cornelia Hagens, Standdaarbuiten († 1901)
• Anna Jacoba Klaassen, Terneuzen, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Alfred Marie Jules Fanny Walravens, Brussel, België († 1906)
• Allan Thomas SMITH, Stanley, Tasmania, Australia († 1961)
• Ann Vanderstow, New York (USA) († 1993)

• Almt de Weij (56), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aris% HARDEMAN (80), Lunteren
• Aris Hardeman (80), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Loenhout (0), Oud-Vossemeer
• Abe Tjeerds Sijbenga (69), Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Jans Santing (38), Nijeveen
• (65), Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adriaan Leendert Jacobus Haringman (0), Colijnsplaat
• Anna Maria LUIJKX (85), Etten-Leur,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Alphonse Albert BOUTEN (1), Wijtschate,8953,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie

• 1895 » Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst († 1982)
• 1895 » Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord († 1970)
• 1897 » William Gropper, American cartoonist and painter († 1977)
• 1899 » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan († 1965)
• 1899 » Howard Kinsey, American tennis player († 1966)
• 1900 » Albert Hawke, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Western Australia († 1986)
• 1900 » Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1967)
• 1900 » Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer († 2004)
• 1901 » Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower († 1970)
• 1901 » Mildred Wiley, American high jumper († 2000)

• 1882 » Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1811)
• 1888 » Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (b. 1816)
• 1890 » Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
• 1892 » Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (b. 1820)
• 1894 » Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 1850)
• 1902 » Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (b. 1833)
• 1904 » David Bratton, American water polo player (b. 1869)
• 1910 » Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (b. 1821)
• 1912 » Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (b. 1841)
• 1917 » Harold Garnett, English-French cricketer (b. 1879)

• 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 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
• February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
• June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
• 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.
• November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.
• December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

The temperature on December 3, 1898 was about 10.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.