1898
calendar year
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.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1895 1896 1897 – 1898 – 1899 1900 1901 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1898 MDCCCXCVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2651 |
| Armenian calendar | 1347 ԹՎ ՌՅԽԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6648 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 54–55 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1819–1820 |
| Bengali calendar | 1305 |
| Berber calendar | 2848 |
| British Regnal year | 61 Vict. 1 – 62 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2442 |
| Burmese calendar | 1260 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7406–7407 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 4594 or 4534 — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 4595 or 4535 |
| Coptic calendar | 1614–1615 |
| Discordian calendar | 3064 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1890–1891 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5658–5659 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1954–1955 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1819–1820 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4998–4999 |
| Holocene calendar | 11898 |
| Igbo calendar | 898–899 |
| Iranian calendar | 1276–1277 |
| Islamic calendar | 1315–1316 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 31 (明治３１年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1827–1828 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4231 |
| Minguo calendar | 14 before ROC 民前14年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 430 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2440–2441 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 2024 or 1643 or 871 — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 2025 or 1644 or 872 |
Events
changeJanuary
change- January 1 – New York City creates the City of Greater New York.
February
change- February 12 – Henry Lindfield dies in England, and is the first person to die from a car accident.
March
change- 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
change- April 25 – The United States declares war on Spain.
June
change- June 12 – The Republic of the Philippines declares official independence from Spain during the Spanish-American War.