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Birthday October 12, 1898

• The temperature on October 12, 1898 was about 9.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 99%. 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.
  • 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.
  • May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
  • June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
  • 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.
  • September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
  • October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.

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• 1892 » Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress († 1975)
• 1893 » Velvalee Dickinson, American spy († 1980)
• 1894 » Elisabeth of Romania, queen consort of Greece († 1956)
• 1896 » Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate († 1981)
• 1903 » Josephine Hutchinson, American actress († 1998)
• 1904 » Lester Dent, American journalist and author († 1959)