About the day » Saturday July 2, 1898Calender converter

• Albert Rietkerk, Leiderdorp
• Albert van Lienden, Rotterdam († 1951)
• Adriana Helena TERMIJN, Rotterdam, 6240, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1974)
• Adrianus van der Dussen, Capelle aan de IJssel
• Abelina Hulzebos, Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands († 1898)
• Adriaan Haak, Axel († 1898)
• Adrianus Petrus Antonius Nouwens, Zwaluwe
• Adriaan Cornelis Riemens, Terneuzen (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland († 1935)
• Alice E. Frederick, Florida († 1984)
• Albert van Lienden, Gemeente Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)

• Andreas Hendrikus Zijlmans (71), Raamsdonk
• Teuntje Spruijtenburg van Soolingen (83), Lopik
• Anna Maria Kleuters (49)
• Anna Rosina Merkel (68), Schwanheim, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
• Antonius Bernardus Theodorus Haman (31), Utrecht
• (5), Valburg (Overbetuwe)
• Arie Rood- (1), Krommenie, Nederland
• Andreas Hendrikus Zijlmans (71), Raamsdonkveer
• Brand (0), Breskens
• Aaltje Otten (0), Hoogeveen

• 1893 » Ralph Hancock, Welsh gardener and author († 1950)
• 1900 » Sophie Harris, English costume and scenic designer for theatre and opera († 1966)
• 1900 » Tyrone Guthrie, English actor and director († 1971)
• 1902 » Germaine Thyssens-Valentin, Dutch-French pianist († 1987)
• 1902 » K. Kanapathypillai, Sri Lankan author and academic († 1968)
• 1903 » Alec Douglas-Home, English cricketer and politician, 66th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1995)
• 1903 » Olav V of Norway († 1991)
• 1904 » René Lacoste, French tennis player and businessman, created the polo shirt († 1996)
• 1906 » Hans Bethe, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2005)
• 1906 » Károly Kárpáti, Hungarian Jewish wrestler († 1996)

• 1850 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
• 1857 » Carlo Pisacane, Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)
• 1903 » Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)
• 1912 » Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. 1870)
• 1914 » Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1836)
• 1915 » Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1830)
• 1920 » William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)
• 1926 » Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
• 1929 » Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. 1894)
• 1932 » Manuel II of Portugal (b. 1889)

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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
• September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.

The temperature on July 2, 1898 was about 11.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.