1898 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1898?
- February 23, 1898 – Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing “J'accuse”, a letter accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
- April 22, 1898 – Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
- April 24, 1898 – The Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
- April 25, 1898 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
- June 11, 1898 – Spanish-American War: U.S. war ships set sail for Cuba.
- June 12, 1898 – Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines’ independence from Spain.
- June 27, 1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
- July 1, 1898 – Spanish-American War: the Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba.
- July 3, 1898 – Spanish-American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is destroyed by the U.S. Navy in Santiago, Cuba.
- July 8, 1898 – The death of crime boss Soapy Smith (who is shot) releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
- August 12, 1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawai`i to the United States.
- August 24, 1898 – Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
- September 10, 1898 – Empress Elizabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
- October 14, 1898 – The steamer ship SS Mohegan sinks after impacting the Manacles near Cornwall, United Kingdom, killing 106.
- November 2, 1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.
- November 3, 1898 – France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
- December 10, 1898 – Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.
- December 18, 1898 – Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mi/h in a Jeantaud electric car.
- December 26, 1898 – Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.
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