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Birthday April 3, 1898

• The temperature on April 3, 1898 was about 7.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
  • August 23 » The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
  • August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
  • September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
  • December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
  • December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1897 » Joe Kirkwood Sr., Australian golfer († 1970)
• 1897 » Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek general († 1989)
• 1898 » David Jack, English footballer and manager († 1958)
• 1898 » George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer († 1981)
• 1898 » Henry Luce, American publisher, co-founded Time Magazine († 1967)
• 1900 » Camille Chamoun, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Lebanon († 1987)