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Born on Friday February 4, 1898
- * Johannes Arnoldus Maria Smulders, Tilburg († 1976)
- Albertus Johannes Verbruggen, Oeffelt,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1989)
- Albertus Johannes van de Stolpe, Utrecht († 1945)
- Abel Compaan († 1976)
- Aaltje Veenstra, Zevenhuizen-Gem. Leek († 1992)
- Adrianus Jacobus van PEPERSTRATEN Fzn, Oude-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
- Adriana Quartel, Rotterdam († 1898)
- Adrianus Jacobus van Peperstraten († 1953)
- Adella Caroline BOE, Bow, Skagit, Washington, United States († 1990)
- Adriana Verbrugh, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1973)
Died on Friday February 4, 1898
- Aaltje Haddeman (0), Vlaardingen
- Aaltje Schell (69), Soerabaja
- Abraham van Bergen (60), Oostvoorne, 3233, Nederland
- Adrianus de Jong (40), Dordrecht
- Anna van der Kooij (0), Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Baas (80), Meerkerk
- Anna Maria van der Zande (56), Halsteren, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Albertje Arends (4), Tiendeveen, Beilen
- Jansma (0), Oostermeer, Friesland, Netherlands
- Adrianus van Rooij (69), Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 4, 1898 at Delpher
Born on February 4
- 1892 » E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet and academic († 1964)
- 1895 » Nigel Bruce, English actor († 1953)
- 1896 » Friedrich Glauser, Austrian-Swiss author († 1938)
- 1896 » Friedrich Hund, German physicist and academic († 1997)
- 1897 » Ludwig Erhard, German soldier and politician, 2nd Chancellor of West Germany († 1977)
- 1899 » Virginia M. Alexander, American physician and founder of the Aspiranto Health Home († 1949)
- 1900 » Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter († 1977)
- 1902 » Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer († 1974)
- 1902 » Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, German-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 2003)
- 1903 » Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic († 2014)
Died on February 4
- 1843 » Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (b. 1770)
- 1891 » Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Roman Catholic archbishop and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (b. 1816)
- 1905 » Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (b. 1841)
- 1926 » İskilipli Âtıf Hodja, Turkish author and scholar (b. 1875)
- 1928 » Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1933 » Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (b. 1846)
- 1940 » Nikolai Yezhov, Russian police officer and politician (b. 1895)
- 1943 » Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (b. 1877)
- 1944 » Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (b. 1872)
- 1956 » Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (b. 1887)
Names that were popular for boys in 1898
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- 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 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
- February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
- July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
- July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
- 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 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
Weather February 4, 1898
The temperature on February 4, 1898 was about 4.7 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.