About the day » Thursday May 19, 1898Calender converter

• Abraham van Oosten, Gemeente Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1915)
• Albertus Evers, Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Nederland († 1988)
• Albertus Peters, Den Haag († 1989)
• Adriana Moeskops, Hooge en Lage Mierde († 1980)
• Adriana van Eijk, Gouda († 1990)
• Albertus van der Donk, Den Dungen († 1970)
• Alida Margaretha de Vries, Rotterdam
• Alberdina Reintje van der Vegte, Leeuwarden († 1980)
• Alida Margaretha de Vries, Rotterdam, Nederland
• Alina DOLVELDE († 1962)

• Bartholemeus van Duin (79), Harenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Oosthoek (33), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adam Schouwenaars (0), Zevenbergen
• Christina Helena Braacx (25), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Charles Boisvert (37), Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Maskinongé, qc. Canada.
• Catharina Moerland (0), Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL
• Angus Rijsdijk (0), Rotterdam
• Carolina Elisabeth Ketelaar (64), Utrecht
• Antonius Verweij (2), Nijmegen
• Oudmaijer (0), Amsterdam

• 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)

• 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.
• February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
• April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
• 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.
• June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
• August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.

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