About the day » Thursday May 19, 1898Calender converter

• 00 Frans van Beek
• Alphonsius Josephus Meijs, Nederokkerzeel, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1987)
• Adrianus Knops, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1931)
• Albert de Graaf, Emmen († 1899)
• Wolterdina Dekker, Hollandscheveld
• Aleida Maria van Baal, Elden,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1993)
• Albertus van der Donk, Den Dungen († 1970)
• Albert de Graaf, Emmen († 1899)
• Adriana van Eijk, Gouda († 1990)
• Aloïsius Joannes Cornelius Devaere, St.-Jacobs-Kapelle

• Adam Schouwenaars (0), Zevenbergen
• Angus Rijsdijk (0), Rotterdam
• Christina Helena Braacx (25), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Antje Schaatsenberg (33), Den Helder
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• * Hendrik Kruisifikx (59), Rotterdam
• Anne Doughty (63), Dunbar Haddington Scotland
• Carolus Ludovicus Vanslambrouck (72), Oostnieuwkerke
• Hoffmann (0), Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Abraham Hendrik van Embden (69), Kampen

• 1890 » Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German-American illustrator († 1962)
• 1890 » Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam († 1969)
• 1891 » Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot († 1916)
• 1893 » H. Bonciu, Romanian author, poet, and journalist († 1950)
• 1897 » Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)
• 1898 » Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter († 1974)
• 1899 » Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician († 1955)
• 1902 » Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator († 1997)
• 1903 » Ruth Ella Moore, American scientist († 1994)
• 1906 » Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor († 2007)

• 1885 » Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
• 1895 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
• 1898 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
• 1901 » Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (b. 1819)
• 1903 » Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer (b. 1856)
• 1904 » Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (b. 1851)
• 1904 » Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (b. 1839)
• 1906 » Gabriel Dumont, Canadian Métis leader (b. 1837)
• 1907 » Benjamin Baker, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (b. 1840)
• 1912 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)

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.
• April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
• April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
• June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
• July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
• August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
• December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

The temperature on May 19, 1898 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.