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Born on Tuesday August 23, 1898
- Alberdina Lubbering, Meppel († 1955)
- Adriana Jacoba Uittenboogaard, Zwammerdam,Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn,South Holland,Netherlands († 1899)
- Adriana Johanna Verhoeven, Oisterwijk († 1995)
- Alijda Maria Wellink, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
- Ady BASTIN († 1981)
- Alice Marie Goossens, Maldegem († 1983)
- (Stillborn) de Graaf, Apeldoorn, Nederland († 1898)
- Agnes Maria Louise Scholte, Amsterdam († 1936)
- Adriaan Filius, Wissenkerke, Nederland († 1898)
- Aaltje Grietje Neut, van der, Hillegersberg gem. Rotterdam Zhl. NL
Died on Tuesday August 23, 1898
- Albertje de Vries (77), Noordhorn, gem. Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Francisca Malfait (49), Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen
- Arnoldus Gotink (55), Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Andries Nijveldt (38), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arnolda Johanna Croonen (3), Beuningen
- Adriaan de Buck (0), Vlissingen
- Albertje Tjeerds de Vries (77), Kostverloren
- Adriana Wilhelmina Clasina Sikkel (0), Hilversum
- Abraham Huss (80), Allen County, Indiana
- Anna Jones (83), De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 23, 1898 at Delpher
Born on August 23
- 1891 » Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer († 1944)
- 1894 » John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier († 1959)
- 1897 » Henry F. Pringle, American historian and journalist († 1958)
- 1900 » Ernst Krenek, Austrian-American composer and educator († 1991)
- 1900 » Frances Adaskin, Canadian pianist († 2001)
- 1900 » Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist († 1978)
- 1901 » Guy Bush, American baseball player and manager († 1985)
- 1901 » John Sherman Cooper, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany († 1991)
- 1903 » William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator († 1982)
- 1905 » Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist († 1982)
Died on August 23
- 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
- 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
- 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
- 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
- 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
- 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
- 1927 » Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1888)
- 1927 » Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)
- 1933 » Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (b. 1870)
- 1937 » Albert Roussel, French composer and educator (b. 1869)
Names that were popular for boys in 1898
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1898
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1898
- 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.
- March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
- April 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
- June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
- July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
- 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.
- September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
Weather August 23, 1898
The temperature on August 23, 1898 was about 19.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.