1898

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Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 18th century19th century20th century
Decades: 1860s  1870s  1880s  – 1890s –  1900s  1910s  1920s
Years: 1895 1896 189718981899 1900 1901

1898 Media

1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1898th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 898th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1898, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

January

February

  • February 12 – Henry Lindfield dies in England, and is the first person to die from a car accident.

March

  • March 24 – Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania becomes the first person to buy a car built in America.
  • March 26 – The Sabi Game Reserve is created in South America, and becomes the first official game reserve.

April

June

Deaths