President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1898
191 historical records
January 18986 historical events
Comptroller of Currency
Appointed Comptroller of the Currency by President McKinley.
Trial
Emile Zolas famous defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, "Jaccuse," is published, the open letter to French President Felix Faure accuses the French judiciary of giving into pressure from the military
Trial
Emile Zolas famous defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, "Jaccuse," is published, the open letter to French President Felix Faure accuses the French judiciary of giving into pressure from the military
Death of Author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Death of Author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson-better known as "Alice in Wonderland" creator Lewis Carroll
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James publishes "The Turn of the Screw"
February 189815 historical events
Birth of Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
Birth of Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
Siege of Havana
The Spanish sink the US battleship Maine which triggers off the Spanish-American War
Invention of Folding Machine
John Ames Sherman patents the 1st envelope folding & gumming machine
Birth of Bertolt Brecht
Birth of Bertolt Brecht
Birth of Fritz Zwicky
Birth of Fritz Zwicky
Independence of Cuba
The battleship USS Maine is sent to menace Imperial Spain and its sinking helps to precipitate the Spanish-American War over the issue of Cuban independence
Independence of United States of America
The battleship USS Maine is sent to menace Imperial Spain and its sinking helps to precipitate the Spanish-American War over the issue of Cuban independence
Sinking of USS Maine - Explosion Casualties
USS Maine exploded in Havana harbour on 15 February 1898, killing 266 men and becoming a major catalyst in the crisis with Spain.
Sinking of USS Maine
The battleship USS Maine is sent to menace Imperial Spain and its sinking helps to precipitate the Spanish-American War over the issue of Cuban independence. The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor, the explosion kills 266 of her crew
First Francis Hagerup Government
The First Francis Hagerup Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Second Johannes Steen Government
Begins the Second Johannes Steen Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Trial
Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter Jaccuse in which he accused the French Government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Trial
Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter Jaccuse in which he accused the French Government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
Arrest of Emile Zola
Emile Zola is imprisoned for his letter Jaccuse in which he accused the French Government of anti-Semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
March 18989 historical events
First Congress
Represents Jewish socialist organisation at the founding congress.
First Congress
Attends the Minsk congress that founds the party.
First Congress
Joins other delegates creating the party at Minsk.
First Congress
Takes part in the First Congress founding the party.
Birth of Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai is born in Huai'an, Jiangsu, into a family with roots in Shaoxing.
Birth of Chou En-Lai
Birth of Chou En-Lai
Mahmud Force Located near Atbara
Concentrates against Emir Mahmud's army after intelligence identifies its fortified position near the Atbara.
Party Programme
Influences the new party through the older Marxist exile movement.
Party Founded
Learns of the new party while still in Siberian exile.
April 189817 historical events
Birth of Theodor August Otto Wilhelm Habicht
Birth of Theodor August Otto Wilhelm Habicht
Atbara Camp Assault Prepared
Completes preparations for a dawn assault against the strongly defended Mahdist camp on the Atbara.
Battle of Atbara
Horatio Kitchener defeats the Khalifa, leader of the dervishes in Sudan, at the Battle of Atbara. Angloian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese
Emir Mahmud Captured
Takes Emir Mahmud prisoner after the Anglo-Egyptian victory at Atbara.
Declaration of War
McKinley asks Congress for a declaration of war against Spain
Declaration of War
Congress passes a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and demanding that Spain relinquish authority over Cuba, McKinley was also authorizes to use military force to put the resolution into effect
Independence of Cuba
Congress passes a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and demanding that Spain relinquish authority over Cuba
Independence of United States of America
Congress passes a resolution recognizing Cuban independence and demanding that Spain relinquish authority over Cuba
Declaration of War
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
Independence of Cuba
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
Independence of United States of America
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
Joint Resolution for War
McKinley signs a congressional resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Spain & signs the Joint Resolution for War with Spain that authorizes US military intervention to Cuban independence
Blockade of Havana
The USA begins to blockade Havana
Declaration of War
Congress declares war against Spain
Havana Maritime Access Restricted
United States naval forces begin restricting shipping into Havana as hostilities intensify around Cuba.
Indian Currency Committee Appointed
The Fowler Committee is appointed to examine Indian currency reform and determine how the rupee can be placed on a stable gold basis.
Atbara Victory Opens Road to Omdurman
Uses the Atbara victory to prepare the final advance against the Khalifa's main army.
June 18984 historical events
Major
Appointed Major
Yukon Territory
Creates Yukon Territory during the Klondike gold rush.
Birth of Willy Messerschmitt
Birth of Willy Messerschmitt
1st Circumnavigation
Completes the 1st single handed yacht voyage around the world
July 18984 historical events
Fashoda Incident
Marchand arrives at Fashoda with an occupying force
Birth of Julius Schreck
Birth of Julius Schreck
Discovery of Polonium
Works with Marie Curie in announcing the discovery of polonium.
Discovery of Polonium
Announces polonium with Pierre Curie.
August 189815 historical events
Fashoda Incident
Ordered to Fashoda to oppose French claims
Ordered to Fashoda to oppose French claims
Ordered to Fashoda to oppose French claims
Peace
Spain accepts McKinleys peace terms
Capture of Manila
Manila surrenders to the US
Capture of Manila
Accepts the surrender of Manila
British Antarctic Expedition
Newnes stipulated that Borchgrevinks expedition must sail under the British flag, and be styled the British Antarctic Expedition. Borchgrevink readily agreed to this, even though only two of the entire expedition party were British
Southern Cross Expedition
Newnes stipulated that Borchgrevinks expedition must sail under the British flag, and be styled the British Antarctic Expedition. Borchgrevink readily agreed to this, even though only two of the entire expedition party were British. Borchgrevink eventually managed to persuade publisher Sir George Newnes (whose business rival Alfred Harmsworth was backing the RGS venture) to meet the full cost of his expedition, some £40,000 (approximately £3,979,500 in 2016)
Southern Cross Expedition
Barrier's surface.
Southern Cross Expedition
It also pioneered the use of dogs and sledges in Antarctic travel. Borchgrevink purchases the whaling ship Pollux, renamed her Southern Cross, and had her fitted out for Antarctic service, the Southern Cross sails from London
Southern Cross Expedition
The Southern Cross Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.
Southern Cross Expedition
The brainchild of the Norwegian-born, half-British explorer and schoolmaster Carsten Borchgrevink, it was the first expedition to over-winter on the Antarctic mainland, the first to visit the Great Ice Barrier since James Clark Ross in 1839-43, and the first to effect a landing on the
Southern Cross Expedition
Southern Cross left London on 23 August 1898, after inspection by HRH the Duke of York (the future King George V), who presented a Union Flag
Southern Cross Expedition
The Southern Cross left London on 23 August 1898, after inspection by HRH the Duke of York (the future King George V), who presented a Union Flag
Final Nile Advance Begun
Leads the reinforced Anglo-Egyptian army south for the decisive campaign against Omdurman.
Gunboat Flotilla Supports Omdurman Advance
Coordinates river gunboats with the army to bombard positions and protect the advance toward Omdurman.
September 189815 historical events
Kerreri Position Selected
Forms a defensive position near Kerreri before the Khalifa's army launches its main attack.
Battle of Omdurman
Results in British control of the Upper Nile. Counter-attacks the Dervishes & marches into Omdurman. Attacked by Abdullah at Egeiga 4 miles from Omdurman
Capture of Omdurman
Results in British control of the Upper Nile
Khalifa Army Pursued after Omdurman
Orders pursuit after the Mahdist army collapses during the Battle of Omdurman.
Mahdist Capital Occupied
Occupies the Mahdist capital after defeating the Khalifa's main army outside the city.
Mahdist Main Assault Repulsed
Directs concentrated rifle, machine-gun and artillery fire that breaks the principal Mahdist assault.
Trial
Zola convinces the public that papers used in Dreyfusss trial were forged. The Minister for War resigns after the Dreyfuss trial is reopened. The Cabinet decides to retry Dreyfuss
Gordon Memorial Service Held
Participates in a memorial ceremony for General Gordon after the capture of Khartoum.
Capture of Khartoum
Enters Khartoum
Fashoda Incident
A flotilla of British gunboats arrives at the isolated Fashoda fort, led by Lord Kitchener
Reaches Fashoda where Colonel Marchand is claiming the region for France
Reaches Fashoda where Colonel Marchand is claiming the region for France
Armament
In a speech says that Germany's future "lay on the water"
Anglo-Egyptian Administration Prepared
Begins arrangements for military and civil administration after the reconquest of Khartoum and Omdurman.
Fashoda Negotiations Conducted
Conducts formal discussions with Marchand while both sides avoid an armed confrontation at Fashoda.
Sudan Reconquest Declared Successful
Reports effective Anglo-Egyptian control of the Nile valley after the Omdurman victory.
October 18984 historical events
During the Fashoda Incident Delcasse wants Britains friendship in a future conflict
During the Fashoda Incident Delcasse wants Britains friendship in a future conflict with Germany & sees no advantage in a colonial war. Brings Britain & France to the verge of war but ends in a diplomatic victory for Britain
Fashoda Incident
During the Fashoda Incident Delcasse wants Britains friendship in a future conflict with Germany & sees no advantage in a colonial war. Brings Britain & France to the verge of war but ends in a diplomatic victory for Britain
Crisis
Rejects talks with France until the French troops are withdrawn from Fashoda
Fashoda Incident
Rejects talks with France until the French troops are withdrawn from Fashoda. Brings Britain & France to the verge of war but ends in a diplomatic victory for Britain
November 18986 historical events
Fashoda Incident
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Withdrawal Negotiations at Fashoda
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Fashoda Incident
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Withdrawal Negotiations at Fashoda
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Fashoda incident passes off peacefully when the French recall Marchand
The Fashoda incident passes off peacefully when the French recall Marchand
President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
December 18987 historical events
Radium Research
Works with the Curies in announcing radium.
Pitchblende Research
Works with Marie Curie on highly radioactive uranium minerals.
Discovery of Radium
Works with Marie Curie and Gustave Bemont in announcing radium.
Discovery of Radium
Announces radium with Pierre Curie and Gustave Bemont.
Pitchblende Research
Finds pitchblende more radioactive than uranium alone.
Radium
Shows pitchblende contains a substance far more radioactive than uranium.
Minister of Education
Appointed Minister of Education
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina, 2nd term
Ensayos Sobre la Sociedead
Publication of "Ensayos Sobre la Sociedead"
Assassination of Elizabeth
Empress Elizabeth is assassinated by an Italian anarchist, Luigi Lucheni
Death of Elizabeth
Death of Elizabeth, assassinated
Election
Helps orchestrate the expulsion of Prime Minister Kasimir Felix Graf Badeni from office
Education
Attends the Akademisches Gymnasium
Birth of Isidor Isaac Rabi
Birth of Isidor Isaac Rabi
Minister of Industry and Public Works
Serves as Minister of Industry and Public Works during the presidency of Federico Errazuriz Echaurren.
Adviser
Appointed Adviser to the Emperor
Hundred Days Reform
The "Hundred Days Reform", launched by emperor Guang Hsu/Guang Xu to modernize China, fails when the mother of the emperor, Tsu Hsi/Ci Xi, has him arrested and confined in the Forbidden City
Anti-Foreign Policy
Conservative court politics encourage hostility to foreign influence.
Boxer Rising
Tolerates Boxer activity as anti-Christian violence spreads in Shandong.
Grand Scholar
Appointed Grand Scholar
Secretary of War
Appointed Secretary of War
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Britain
Foreign Secretary of France
Appointed Foreign Minister
Tightens control over North African colonies against Germany
Tightens control over North African colonies against Germany
Radioactivity
Joins Marie Curie in investigating radioactivity.
Relativity, Theory of
Poincare discusses the conventional nature of simultaneity and the synchronization of distant clocks
Fashoda Incident
Leads a force of 150 tirailleurs out from Brazzaville with orders to secure the area around Fashoda as a French protectorate
Minister of State
Appointed Prussian Minister of State
Gedanken und Erinnerungen", collaborates on Bismarck's memoirs
Publication of "Gedanken und Erinnerungen", collaborates on Bismarck's memoirs
Gedanken und Erinnerungen
Publication of "Gedanken und Erinnerungen", collaborates on Bismarck's memoirs
Birth of Herbert Marcuse
Birth of Herbert Marcuse, son of a prosperous Jewish familly
Cathode Ray Penetration
Studies how cathode rays penetrate matter through thin windows, establishing characteristic absorption and scattering behaviour.
Inspector General
Appointed inspector-general of the 3rd Army at Hanover
Third Army
Appointed inspector-general of the 3rd Army at Hanover
Rule of Kiautschou
Commands the East Asia Squadron in consolidating and securing the German hold on the region of Kiautschou and the port of Tsingtao
Rule of Tsingtao
Commands the East Asia Squadron in consolidating and securing the German hold on the region of Kiautschou and the port of Tsingtao
The War of the Worlds
Publication of "The War of the Worlds"
Aswan Low Dam Construction
Aird's firm begins constructing the dam, locks and associated works across the Nile.
Cabot Tower Opens
Cabot Tower opens as a memorial to John Cabot.
Lord Chamberlain
Appointed Lord Chamberlain
Peerage
Created Earl of Halsbury and Viscount Tiverton, of Tiverton in the County of Devon
Rule of Nigeria
Britain purchases the Royal Niger Company
Burial
1st State funeral in Westminster Abbey since Pitt
Burial
Buried in Westminster Abbey
Death of William Ewart Gladstone
Death of William Ewart Gladstone
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
Churchill published his first book, a military history of the British campaign on India's northwest frontier.
Copley Medal
Awarded the Copley Medal from the Royal Society
Discovery of Krypton
Discovers krypton while fractionating liquefied air and helps establish a new family of chemically unreactive elements.
Discovery of Neon
Discovers neon in liquefied air and adds another chemically inert element to the emerging noble-gas family of the periodic table.
Discovery of Xenon
Discovers xenon as a heavy constituent of liquefied air and further completes the noble-gas group of the periodic table.
Aswan Low Dam Engineering
Baker provides senior engineering leadership for construction of the masonry dam.
Aswan Low Dam Design
Willcocks prepares the principal irrigation design for the first Aswan Dam.
Wireless Telegram Experiment
Sends a wireless telegram to colleague George Gabriel Stokes during experiments in Glasgow.
First Forest FA Cup Final Scorer
Arthur Capes scored for Nottingham Forest as the club beat Derby County 3-1 in the 1898 FA Cup final at Crystal Palace. His contribution helped secure the first major cup triumph in Forest's history.
Sheffield United First Division Championship
Wostinholm guided Sheffield United to the English First Division title, the only top-flight league championship in the club's history.
Sudan Campaign Service
Undertakes military service in the Sudan Campaign
Birth of Leo Szilard
Birth of Leo Szilard, researched nuclear fission
Indian National Congress
Appointed Congress President, 1st term
President of India
Appointed Congress President, 1st term
Assassination of Elizabeth
Empress Elizabeth is assassinated by an Italian anarchist, Luigi Lucheni
Martial Law
Forced to impose martial law
Minister of Education
Appointed Minister of Education
Minister of Russia
Appointed Minister to Russia
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Serves on Adrien de Gerlache's Belgica expedition, the first expedition to winter in Antarctica, and learns polar survival lessons including the value of fresh meat against scurvy
Radioactivity Term
Uses radioactivity to describe emissions from uranium and thorium.
Radioactivity
Measures uranium minerals while developing the concept of radioactivity.
Drama
The play so impressed the playwright Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko that he convinced Konstantin Stanislavsky to direct it for the innovative Moscow Art Theatre
Commercial Taxes
Reforms commercial and industrial taxation.
Technical Education
Promotes commercial and technical schools for industrial labour.
Rule of Port Arthur
Russia takes a lease on Port Athur from China
Turkestan Service
Serves as an intelligence and staff officer in Central Asia.
The Aims of Russian Social Democrats
Publishes The Aims of Russian Social Democrats, arguing for organised Marxist politics.
Arrest of Leon Trotsky
Over 200 members of the South Russian Workers Union, including Trotsky, are arrested
South Russian Workers Union
Over 200 members of the South Russian Workers Union, including Trotsky, are arrested
Bolshevik Party
Trotsky and most of the Iskra editors supported Martov and the Mensheviks while Plekhanov supported Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Pro-Iskra delegates unexpectedly split into two factions, Lenin and his supporters (known as Bolsheviks) argued for a smaller but highly organized party, Martov and his supporters (known as Mensheviks) argued for a larger and less disciplined party
Menshevik Party
Trotsky and most of the Iskra editors supported Martov and the Mensheviks while Plekhanov supported Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Pro-Iskra delegates unexpectedly split into two factions, Lenin and his supporters (known as Bolsheviks) argued for a smaller but highly organized party, Martov and his supporters (known as Mensheviks) argued for a larger and less disciplined party
RSDLP
Pro-Iskra delegates unexpectedly split into two factions, Lenin and his supporters (known as Bolsheviks) argued for a smaller but highly organized party, Martov and his supporters (known as Mensheviks) argued for a larger and less disciplined party.
RSDLP
The first congress went as planned, with Iskra supporters handily defeating the few "economist" delegates.
RSDLP
Trotsky and most of the Iskra editors supported Martov and the Mensheviks while Plekhanov supported Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
SDP
Appointed Member of Social Democratic Party
1898 Cup Final Attacking Contribution
John McPherson played for Nottingham Forest in the 1898 FA Cup final victory over Derby County. The Scottish-born centre-half belonged to the side that delivered Forest's inaugural FA Cup title.
Prime Minister of South Africa
Appointed Prime Minister in a cabinet that included John X. Merriman and Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer
Conference of Bloemfontein
With an intimate knowledge of the British, Smuts takes control of the Transvaal delegation. Martinus Steyn called for a peace conference at Bloemfontein to settle the Boer & British grievances
State Attorney
Appointed State Attorney, Smuts wrote a legal thesis in support of Kruger, who rewards Smuts as State Attorney
Fourth Presidential Term
Begins a fourth term as president of the South African Republic.
Kruger Re-Elected
Continues leading the Transvaal during mounting tensions with Britain.
Birth of Albert Lutuli
Birth of Albert Lutuli
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of a Spanish Squadron
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of a Spanish Squadron
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Supreme Court rules that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants is a US citizen, and therefore could not be deported under the Chinese Exclusion Act
Legislation
The Supreme Court rules that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants is a US citizen, and therefore could not be deported under the Chinese Exclusion Act
Dawes Rolls
The commission's enrollment work contributes to records later known as the Dawes Rolls.
Banking Regulation
Reforms national banking administration while serving as Comptroller of the Currency.
Rule of Guam
Guam is ceded by Spain to the US