About the day » Thursday June 2, 1898Calender converter

• Albert August Ehringfeld, Anholt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Albert Rooske, Norg († 1986)
• Adriaan Cornelis van Alphen, Zoelmond, Gelderland, Nederland († 1982)
• Aleida Maria Dekeling, Ooij († 1954)
• "Maria" Stephanie Margarete von Wenckheim, Veľké Leváre / Gross-Schützen, Slovaquie
• Albertus Vennik, Akersloot, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1968)
• Agatha Jacoba Catharina Soetekouw, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Adriana Joanna Lemans, Tilburg
• Hendriks, Netersel
• Adriana Johanna Lemans

• Aria Catharina Moerman (12), Schipluiden, 2636, Nederland
• Alida Helena Obdam (1), Lisse-Zuid-Holland-Nederland
• Anna Maria MOONEN (56), Genk (Limburg) (B)
• Arend Bruggeman (3), Almelo
• Bastiaan TIMMER (43), Veenhuizen (Norg)
• Aaltje Wuite (56), Giethoorn
• Anna Versloot (74), Hardinxveld, Nederland
• Anna Regina 61jr Tieman (60), Rotterdam
• Antonie Christianus Plipphi (0), Buren, Buren, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonia Paulussen (0), Gilze en Rijen

• 1891 » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral and pilot († 1945)
• 1891 » Thurman Arnold, American lawyer and judge († 1969)
• 1899 » Edwin Way Teale, American environmentalist and photographer († 1980)
• 1899 » Lotte Reiniger, German animator and director († 1981)
• 1904 » Frank Runacres, English painter and educator († 1974)
• 1904 » Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor († 1984)
• 1907 » Dorothy West, American journalist and author († 1998)
• 1907 » John Lehmann, English poet and publisher († 1987)
• 1910 » Hector Dyer, American sprinter († 1990)
• 1911 » Joe McCluskey, American runner († 2002)

• 1865 » Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
• 1875 » Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)
• 1881 » Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
• 1882 » Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (b. 1807)
• 1901 » George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)
• 1927 » Hüseyin Avni Lifij, Turkish painter (b. 1886)
• 1929 » Enrique Gorostieta, Mexican general (b. 1889)
• 1933 » Frank Jarvis, American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
• 1941 » Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)

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.
• June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
• June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
• June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
• September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
• October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.

The temperature on June 2, 1898 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.