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1898 Calendar

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•  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 24, 1898 – The 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 13, 1898 – Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
•  June 22, 1898 – Spanish–American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.
•  July 25, 1898 – After over two months of sea-based bombardment, the United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with U.S. troops led by General Nelson Miles landing at harbor of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
•  August 13, 1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
•  August 24, 1898 – Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
•  September 2, 1898 – Battle of Omdurman – British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
•  December 10, 1898 – Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

•  January 9, 1898 – Gracie Fields, English music hall performer (d. 1979)
•  January 20, 1898 – U Razak, Burmese politician (d. 1947)
•  February 14, 1898 – Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-born American physicist and astronomer (d. 1974)
•  April 3, 1898 – Henry Luce, American publisher (d. 1967)
•  April 9, 1898 – Paul Robeson, American singer and activist (d. 1976)
•  May 23, 1898 – Scott O'Dell, American author (d. 1989)
•  July 14, 1898 – Albert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1991)
•  July 17, 1898 – Osmond Borradaile, Canadian cinematographer (d. 1999)
•  July 30, 1898 – Henry Moore, English sculptor (d. 1986)
•  August 27, 1898 – Gaspard Fauteux, French Canadian parliamentarian (d. 1963)