About the day » Wednesday June 8, 1898Calender converter

• Albertus Peters, Utrecht
• Alida Klazina Klokman, Zaandam (Gem. Zaanstad), Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1976)
• Andries Pieter Koehof, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1964)
• Anna Maria Delbressine, Stein,, Limburg, Nederland
• Henderik Nanning, Slochteren
• Adriana van den Berg, Benthuizen
• A K Klokman († 1976)
• Aalberta Walet, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Alberta van Mourik, Lunteren (Ede) 241
• Alida Pietronella Bonte, Krimpen aan de IJssel

• Carolus Ludovicus Decuypere (75), Zarren West-Vlaanderen, België
• Barbera Scheel (46), Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Berent Mulder (84), Slochteren (Siddeburen)
• Barbara Scheel (46), Montfoort
• Anne Catherine LITZLER (1), Grentzingen (68960, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Anna Wilhelmina van ZIJDERVELD (62), ravenswaaij
• Barendje van Eck (64), Gameren
• Aart Hopman (39)
• Berend Jans Mulder (84), Slochteren, Siddeburen
• Adriana Notenboom (75), Roosendaal en Nispen

• 1893 » Ernst Marcus, German zoologist († 1968)
• 1893 » Gaby Morlay, French actress († 1964)
• 1894 » Erwin Schulhoff, Czech composer and pianist († 1942)
• 1895 » Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and manager († 1978)
• 1897 » John G. Bennett, English mathematician and technologist († 1974)
• 1899 » Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician († 1945)
• 1899 » Eugène Lapierre, Canadian organist, composer and arts administrator († 1970)
• 1900 » Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously († 1945)
• 1903 » Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-French author and poet († 1987)
• 1903 » Ralph Yarborough, American colonel and politician († 1996)

• 1857 » Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (b. 1803)
• 1874 » Cochise, American tribal chief (b. 1805)
• 1876 » George Sand, French author and playwright (b. 1804)
• 1885 » Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (b. 1799)
• 1889 » Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (b. 1844)
• 1899 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (b. 1863)
• 1924 » Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1902)
• 1924 » George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (b. 1886)
• 1929 » Bliss Carman, Canadian-American poet and playwright (b. 1861)
• 1945 » Karl Hanke, Polish-German soldier and politician (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.
• February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
• May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
• 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.
• July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
• July 7 » US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
• October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

The temperature on June 8, 1898 was about 22.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.