Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1897 state leaders - Events of 1898 - 1899 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland ( 1888 - 1899) Guinea Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1898

1898 world map

January - March

• January 1 - New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The City of New York The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name
• January 13 - Emile Zola's J'Accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s
• February 7 - Emile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse
• February 15 - Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor, Cuba for then unknown reasons killing 266 men. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor "The Maine" redirects here For the pop punk band see The Maine (band. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la This event helps lead the United States to declare war on Spain. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• February 23 - Emile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing "J'accuse", a letter accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongfully placing Alfred Dreyfus in jail. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason

February 15: USS Maine is sunk. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor "The Maine" redirects here For the pop punk band see The Maine (band.

• March 24 - Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania becomes the first person to buy an American-built automobile when he buys a Winton automobile that had been advertised in Scientific American. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Port Carbon is a borough of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, two miles (3 km northeast of Pottsville Pa The Winton Motor Carriage Company was a pioneer United States Automobile manufacturer based in of Cleveland Ohio. Scientific American is a Popular science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly since August 28, 1845, making it
• March 26 - The Sabi Game Reserve in South Africa, the first officially designated game reserve, is created. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa A game reserve is an area of land set aside for maintenance of wildlife for tourism or Hunting purposes

April - June

• April 5 - Annie Oakley promotes the service of women in combat situations with the United States military. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop On this day, she writes a letter to President McKinley "offering the government the services of a company of 50 'lady sharpshooters' who would provide their own arms and ammunition should war break out with Spain. "^[1]. In the history of women in the military, there are records of female U. The history of women in the military is one that extends over 4000 years into the past throughout a vast number of cultures and nations S. Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers who enlisted using male pseudonyms, but Oakley's letter represents possibly the earliest political move towards women's rights for combat service in the United States military.
• April 22 - Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. A blockade is any effort to prevent supplies Troops information or aid from reaching an opposing force The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la See also See for other ships of this name Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• April 25 - Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20). Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
• May 1 - Battle of Manila Bay - Commodore Dewey destroys the Spanish squadron. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War. George Dewey ( December 26, 1837 &ndash January 16, 1917) was an Admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his
• May 2 - Thousands of Chinese scholars and Beijing citizens protest in front of the Capital Control Yuan asking for reform. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National In Economics, capital control is the Monetary policy device that a country's government (i
• May 7/9 - Bava-Beccaris massacre. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Bava Beccaris massacre, named after the Italian General Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris, refers to the repression of widespread Riots in Milan in May 1898 Hundreds of demonstrators are killed when General Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris orders troops to fire on a rally in Milan, Italy. Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris (March 1831 - April 8 1924) was an Italian general especially remembered for his harsh repression of riots in Milan Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (In 1900 King Umberto I will be killed in an act of vengance for for his praise of the shooting. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Umberto I King of Italy or Humbert I of Italy ( Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoy) English )
• May 8 - The first games of the Italian Football League are played. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Italy.
• May 28 - Secondo Pia takes the first photographs of the Shroud of Turin and discovers that the image on Shroud itself appears to be a photographic negative. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Secondo Pia (1855&ndash1941 was an Italian Lawyer and amateur Photographer. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic The Shroud of Turin (or Turin Shroud) is a Linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a manner consistent In photography a negative may refer to three different things although they are all related

The original flag of the Philippines as conceived by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. The blue is of a lighter shade than the currently mandated royal blue, the sun has eight points as currently but many more rays and it has a mythical face.

• June 1 - The Trans-Mississippi Exposition World's Fair opens in Omaha, Nebraska. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a World's fair held in Omaha Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898 Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the
• June 12 - Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino For the municipality see Gen Emilio Aguinaldo Cavite General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy ( March 22, 1869 &ndash February 6 The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• June 13 - Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories.

July - September

• July 3 - Joshua Slocum completes a 3-year solo circumnavigation
• July 7 - The United States annexes the Hawaiian Islands. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Joshua Slocum ( February 20, 1844 &ndash on or shortly after 14 November, 1909) was a Canadian -born American seaman Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
• July 17 - Spanish-American War: Battle of Santiago Bay - troops under United States General William R. Shafter take the city of Santiago de Cuba from the Spanish. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The United States of America —commonly referred to as the William Rufus Shafter (October 16 1835 &ndash November 12 1906 was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• July 25 - Spanish-American War: The United States invasion of Puerto Rico begins with a landing at Guánica Bay. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Guánica (GWAH-nee-kah is a Municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico located on southern coast bordering the
• August 12 - Spanish-American War: Hostilities end between American and Spanish forces in Cuba. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid
• August 28 - Caleb Bradham names his soft drink Pepsi-Cola. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Caleb Davis Bradham ( May 27, 1867 — February 19, 1934) invented the Soft drink Pepsi-Cola. Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo.
• September 2 - Battle of Omdurman - British and Egyptian troops led by Horatio Kitchener defeat Sudanese tribesmen led by Khalifa Abdullah al-Taashi, thus establishing British dominance in the Sudan. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. At the Battle of Omdurman ( 2 September 1898) an army commanded by the British General Sir Horatio Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
• September 10 - Luigi Lucheni assassinates Empress Elizabeth of Austria-Hungary. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Luigi Lucheni ( April 22, 1873 – October 19, 1910) was an Italian Anarchist who assassinated the Austrian Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie ( 24 December, 1837 &ndash 10 September, 1898) of the House of Wittelsbach, was the Empress
• September 18 - Fashoda incident -- diplomatic dispute between France and the United Kingdom. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated The Fashoda Incident (1898 was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between the United Kingdom and France in Eastern Africa. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• September 21 - Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'etat, marking the end of the Hundred Days' Reform: Guangxu Emperor is arrested. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Empress Dowager Cixi 1 ( ( November 29 1835 – November 15 1908) popularly known in China as the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Hundred Days' Reform ( or) was a failed 104-day national cultural political and educational reform movement from 11 June to 21 September 1898 undertaken by the young Guangxu The Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝 (14 August 1871&ndash14 November 1908 born Zaitian (載湉 was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty

October - December

• October 1 - The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Wien or Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is the largest University focusing on Business u. k. Exportakademie.
• October 3 - The Battle of Sugar Point in Northern Minnesota. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's The Battle of Sugar Point was fought on October 5, 1898 between the 3rd U Between Ojibwe & U. S. government.
• October 6 - First meeting and founding of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, then called the Sinfonia Club, at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ Sinfonia is a collegiate social fraternity for men with an interest in music
• October 12 - Establishment of the first town council in Mateur. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Mateur (ماطر is a town in northern Tunisia. It is located at around, close to the Lac Ichkeul National Park.

November 26: blizzard. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"

• November 26 - A two-day blizzard known as the Portland Gale piles snow in Boston, MA and severely impacts the Massachusetts fishing industry and several coastal New England towns. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" The Portland Gale was a storm that struck the coast of New England on November 26 and 27 1898. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the
• December 9 - The first of the two Tsavo maneaters is shot by John Henry Patterson; the second is killed three weeks later, after 135 workers had been killed. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city The Tsavo maneaters were a pair of man-eating male Lions responsible for the deaths of a number of construction workers on the Kenya-Uganda Railway, from John Henry Patterson can refer to John Henry Patterson (author (1867–1947 an Anglo-Irish soldier who wrote The Man-Eaters of Tsavo which was
• December 10 - The Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War is signed in Paris. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V The Treaty of Paris of 1898, signed on December 10, 1898, ended the Spanish-American War. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• December 26 - Marie and Pierre Curie announce discovery of a substance they call radium. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 &ndash 19 April 1906 was a French physicist, a pioneer in Crystallography, Magnetism, Piezoelectricity Radium (ˈreɪdiəm is a radioactive Chemical element which has the symbol Ra and Atomic number 88

Undated

• Exploits of Louis de Rougemont begin to appear in the Wide World Magazine. Louis De Rougemont ( 12 November 1847 – 9 June 1921) was a would-be explorer who claimed to have had adventures in Australasia
• North Petherton becomes the first town in England to install Acetylene lighting. North Petherton is a small Town in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the eastern foothills of the Quantocks, and close to the edge of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Acetylene ( IUPAC name ethyne), C2H2 is a Hydrocarbon belonging to the group of Alkynes It is the simplest of all alkynes
• John Jacob Abel isolates epinephrine (adrenaline). John Jacob Abel ( May 19, 1857 – May 26, 1938) was a significant American biochemist and pharmacologist.
• William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover neon. Sir William Ramsay (2 October 1852 &ndash 23 July 1916 was a Scottish chemist who discovered the Noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Morris William Travers (January 24 1872 Kensington London–August 25 1961 Stroud Gloucestershire the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science, was an Neon (ˈniːɒn is the Chemical element that has the symbol Ne and Atomic number 10
• Wakita is founded in the Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma. Wakita is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States, founded in 1898. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America.
• Fork Union Military Academy is founded. Fork Union Military Academy is a Baptist Military school in Fork Union Virginia.
• British conquer and burn Benin City. Benin City, a city (2006 est pop 1147188 in Edo State, southern Nigeria, is a city approximately twenty-five miles North of the Benin River.

Births

January - March

• January 16 - Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Margaret Booth ( January 16, 1898 &ndash October 28, 2002) was an American Film editor. 2002)
• January 21 - Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Ahmad Shah Qajar (احمد شاه قاجار in Persian) ‎( January 21, 1898 - 21 February, 1930) was Shah of Persia 1930)
• January 22 - Elazar Shach, Haredi Rabbi (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Elazar Menachem Man Shach (אלעזר מנחם מן שך (or Rav Leizer Shach, at times his name is written as Eliezer Schach in English publications ( January 2001)
• January 23
  • Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film director (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн January 23, 1898 &ndash February 11, 1948) was 1948)
  • Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán ( January 23, 1898 &ndash April 9, 1948) was a politician a leader of a Populist movement in Colombia 1948)
• January 26 - Katarzyna Kobro, Russian sculptor (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Katarzyna Kobro (1898-1951 Łódź) was a Russian sculptor of Polish descent considered to be one of the greatest female Polish sculptors 1951)
• February 1 - Leila Denmark, US-American pediatrician
• February 3 - Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Leila Alice Daughtry Denmark MD (born February 1, 1898) is an American pediatrician who became the oldest practicing pediatrician in Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto ( February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish Architect and Designer, sometimes 1976)
• February 10 - Bertolt Brecht, German writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. 1956)
• February 11 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Leó Szilárd (Szilárd Leó February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was an Hungarian - American Physicist who 1964)
• February 14 - Fritz Zwicky, Swiss physicist and astronomer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Fritz Zwicky ( February 14 1898 &ndash February 8 1974) was an American-based Swiss Astronomer of Bulgarian origin 1974)
• February 15 - Allen Woodring, American runner (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Allen Woodring ( February 15, 1898 &ndash November 15, 1982) was an American athlete, the 1920 Olympic 1982)
• February 18
  • Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver and automobile manufacturer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari ( February 20, 1898 &ndash August 14, 1988) was an Italian car driver and entrepreneur 1988)
  • Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín ( February 18, 1898 April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican Poet, Journalist, and 1980)
• February 24 - Kurt Tank, German aeronautical engineer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Kurt Waldemar Tank ( February 24 1898 - June 5 1983) was a resourceful German aeronautical Engineer and test 1983)
• February 28 - Hugh O'Flaherty, Irish Catholic priest (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Msgr Hugh O'Flaherty CBE (28 February 1898 &ndash 30 October 1963 was an Irish Catholic Priest who saved about 4000 Allied soldiers and 1963)
• March 4 - Georges Dumézil, French philologist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Georges Dumézil ( March 4, 1898 – October 11, 1986) was a French comparative Philologist best known for his analysis of Sovereignty 1940)
• March 11 - Dorothy Gish, American actress (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Dorothy Elizabeth Gish ( March 11, 1898 - June 4, 1968) was an American actress 1968)
• March 14 - Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Arnold Stepanovich Chikobava (არნოლდ ჩიქობავა ( March 14, 1898 - November 5, 1985) was a Georgian linguist 1985)
• March 31 - Hermann van Pels, German-Dutch father of Peter van Pels, housemate of Anne Frank (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Hermann van Pels ( 31 March 1898 &ndashOctober 1944 was a German - Jewish Refugee who hid with Anne Frank and her family 1944)

April - June

• April 1 - William James Sidis, American mathematician (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne William James Sidis ( April 1, 1898 &ndash July 17, 1944) was an American Child prodigy with exceptional mathematical 1944)
• April 3 - George Jessel, American comedian (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. George Jessel ( April 3, 1898 – May 23, 1981) was an American Actor, singer Songwriter, and Academy Award 1981)
• April 4 - Agnes Ayres, American actress (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Agnes Ayres ( April 4, 1898 &ndash December 25, 1940) was a Silent film star in the 1920s 1940)
• April 6 - Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Jeanne Hébuterne ( April 6, 1898 &ndash January 25, 1920) was a French artist best known as the frequent subject and common-law 1920)
• April 26
  • Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo (April 26 1898 — December 13 1984 was a Spanish Poet who was born in Seville. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1984)
  • John Grierson, Scottish documentary filmmaker (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) John Grierson ( 26 April 1898 &ndash 19 February 1972) is often considered the Father of British and Canadian 1972)
• May 3 - Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Golda Meir ( גּוֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר جولدا مائير born Golda Mabovitch, 3 May 1898 - 8 December 1978 known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956 1978)
• May 5 - Elsie Eaves, American civil engineer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Elsie Eaves (born May 5, 1898 in Idaho Springs, Colorado) was the first female associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1983)
• May 13
  • Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, King of Malaysia (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 1960)
  • Justin Tuveri, Italian veteran of the First World War (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Justin Tuveri ( May 13, 1898 &ndash October 5, 2007) was at age 109 one of the last Italian veterans of the First World 2007)
• May 15 - Arletty, French model and actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Arletty (born 15 May 1898 - 24 July 1992 was a French Fashion model, Singer, and actress. 1992)
• May 16 - Tamara de Lempicka, Art Deco painter (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Tamara de Lempicka ( May 16, 1898 - March 18, 1980) born Maria Górska in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish 1980)
• May 17 - Alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Alfred Joseph Casson, OC ( May 17 1898 - February 20 1992) was a member of the Canadian group of painters known as the 1992)
• May 21 - Armand Hammer, American entrepreneur and art collector (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Armand Hammer ( May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was a flamboyant US business tycoon most closely associated with Occidental Petroleum 1990)
• May 23 - Scott O'Dell, American author (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Scott O'Dell ( May 23, 1898 &ndash October 16, 1989) was an American Children's author who wrote 26 novels for youngsters along with 1989)
• May 31 - Dr. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (d. Dr Norman Vincent Peale ( May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a Protestant Preacher and Author (most notably 1993)
• June 4 - Harry Crosby, American publisher and poet (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Harry Crosby ( June 4, 1898 &ndash December 10, 1929) was an American heir Bon vivant, Poet, and for some 1929)
• June 5 - Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Federico García Lorca' ( 5 June 1898 &ndash 19 August 1936) was a Spanish Poet and dramatist also remembered as 1936)
• June 6 - Ninette de Valois, Irish dancer and founder of The Royal Ballet, London (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year See also Dame Ninette de Valois, OM, CH, DBE ( June 6, 1898 &ndash March 8, 2001) was the 2001)
• June 17
  • M. C. Escher, Dutch artist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M 1972)
  • Harry Patch, British WWI soldier, last Tommy Atkins
• June 22 - Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry John "Harry" Patch (born 17 June 1898) is at the age of, the second-oldest living man in the UK and the ninth-oldest verified man Tommy Atkins (often just Tommy) is a term for a common soldier in the British Army that was already well established in the nineteenth century but is particularly Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Erich Maria Remarque (Erich Paul Remark 22 June 1898 &ndash 25 September 1970) was a German author. 1970)

July - September

• July 2 - Gen Paul, French artist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Gen Paul ( July 2, 1895 – April 30, 1975) was a French painter and engraver 1975)
• July 3 - Donald Healey, English motor engineer and race car driver (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Donald Mitchell Healey CBE ( 3 July 1898 - 13 January 1988) was a noted English rally driver automobile engineer and speed 1988)
• July 6 - Hanns Eisler, German composer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Hanns Eisler ( July 6, 1898 &ndash September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian Composer. 1962)
• July 17
  • Berenice Abbott, American photographer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Berenice Abbott ( July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991) born Bernice Abbott, was an American Photographer 1991)
  • George Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. George Robert ("Bob" Vincent ( July 17, 1898 - November 13, 1985) was a pioneer in the field of Sound recording and archiving 1985)
• July 22
  • Stephen Vincent Benét, American writer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Stephen Vincent Benét ( July 22, 1898 &ndash March 13, 1943) was an American Author, Poet, Short story 1943)
  • Alexander Calder, American artist (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Calder (22 July 1898 – 11 November 1976 also known as Sandy Calder, was an American sculptor and Artist most famous for inventing 1976)
• July 28 - Lawrence Gray, American actor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Lawrence Gray ( July 28, 1898 - 2 February 1970) was an American Actor of the 1920s and 1930s 1970)
• July 29 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Isidor Isaac Rabi ( July 29, 1898 &ndash January 11, 1988) Galician born Physicist, and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1968)
• July 30 - Henry Moore, English sculptor (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor. 1986)
• August 15 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Jan Brzechwa ('bʒɛxfa real name Jan Wiktor Lesman ( August 15, 1898 &ndash July 2, 1966) was a Polish poet and author 1966)
• August 26 - Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Peggy Guggenheim ( August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American Art collector 1979)
• August 29 - Preston Sturges, American director and writer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Preston Sturges ( August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) originally Edmund Preston Biden was a celebrated Screenwriter and 1959)
• September 13 - Roger Désormière, French conductor (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Roger Désormière ( September 13, 1898 - October 25, 1963) was a French conductor. 1963)
• September 22 - Katherine Alexander, American actress (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Katherine Alexander, ( 22 September 1898 - 10 January 1981) was an American Film Actress and Broadway 1981)
• September 24 - Howard Walter Florey, Australian-born pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Howard Walter Florey Baron Florey, OM, FRS, ( September 24, 1898 &ndash February 21, 1968) was an Australian The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1968)
• September 25 - Robert Brackman, American artist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Robert Brackman ( September 25, 1898 - July 1980 was an eminent Artist and Teacher of Germanic 1980)
• September 26 - George Gershwin, American composer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. 1937)
• September 29 - Trofim Lysenko, Russian biologist (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Trofim Denisovich Lysenko (Трофи́м Дени́сович Лысе́нко ( September 29, 1898 &ndash November 20, 1976) was an agronomist 1976)
• September 30
  • Renée Adorée, French actress (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Renée Adorée ( September 30, 1898 &ndash October 5, 1933) was a French actress, who had appeared in Hollywood 1933)
  • Princess Charlotte of Monaco (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Princess Charlotte Duchess of Valentinois Countess of Polignac ( 30 September 1898 &ndash 15 November 1977) styled HSH The 1977)

October - November

• October 10
  • Lilly Daché, French milliner (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Lilly Daché ( October 10, 1898 &ndash December 31, 1989) was a Milliner and Fashion designer. 1989)
  • Marie Pierre Koenig, French general and politician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Marie Pierre Kœnig ( October 10, 1898 &ndash September 2, 1970) was a French general. 1970)
• October 15 - Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (أحمد بوغيرا العوافي ( October 15, 1898 &ndash October 18, 1959) was an French 1959)
• October 18 - Lotte Lenya, Austrian actress and singer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Lotte Lenya ( October 18, 1898 &ndash November 27, 1981) was an Austrian Singer and Actress. 1981)
• November 8 - Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Marie Prevost (November 8 1898 - January 21 1937 was a Canadian-born actress of the early days of cinema. 1937)
• November 12 - Leon Štukelj, Slovene gymnast (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Leon Štukelj (12 November 1898 &ndash 8 November 1999 was a Yugoslav Gymnast of Slovene nationality Olympic gold medalist and athlete 1999)
• November 17 - Maurice Journeau, French composer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Maurice Journeau ( November 17, 1898 - June 9, 1999) was a French Composer born in Biarritz. 1999)
• November 18 - Joris Ivens, Dutch director (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Joris Ivens ( November 18 1898, Nijmegen &ndash June 28 1989, Paris) was a Dutch Documentary filmmaker and devout 1989)
• November 19 - Arthur R. von Hippel, German-born physicist (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Arthur Robert von Hippel ( November 19, 1898 &ndash December 31, 2003) was a German American materials scientist and 2003)
• November 21 - René Magritte, Belgian artist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. René François Ghislain Magritte ( 21 November 1898 - 15 August 1967) was a Belgian Surrealist artist 1967)
• November 26 - Karl Ziegler, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Karl Waldemar Ziegler ( November 26, 1898 &ndash August 12 1973) was a German Chemist who won the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1973)
• November 29 - C. S. Lewis, British author (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 1963)
• November 30 - Firpo Marberry, American baseball pitcher (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Frederick "Firpo" Marberry ( November 30 1898 – June 30 1976) was an American right-handed starting and 1976)
• December 2 - Indra Lal Roy, Indian World War I pilot (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Indra Lal ("Laddie" Roy (ইন্দ্রলাল রায় DFC ( 2 December 1898 &ndash 22 July 1918) was 1918)
• December 6 - Alfred Eisenstaedt, American photojournalist (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Alfred Eisenstaedt ( December 6 1898 &ndash August 24 1995) was a German American photographer and Photojournalist 1995)
• December 19 - Zheng Zhenduo, Chinese author and translator (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Biography Zheng Zhenduo experienced much in his life including working hard in his teenage years experiencing success and satisfaction in his career facing difficulties and recovering 1958)
• December 20 - Irene Dunne, American actress (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and 1990)
• December 24 - Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Warren "Baby" Dodds ( December 24, 1898 &ndash February 14, 1959) was a Jazz Drummer born in New Orleans 1959)
• date unknown - Mariya Klenova, Russian marine geologist (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Vasilyevna Klenova (Мари́я Васи́льевна Клёнова ( 1898 – 1976) was a Russian and Soviet marine geologist 1976)

Deaths

January-June

• January 14 - Lewis Carroll, British writer, mathematician (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English 1832)
• January 16 - Charles Pelham Villiers longest-serving MP in the British House of Commons (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Charles Pelham Villiers ( 3 January 1802 &ndash 16 January 1898) was a British Lawyer and Politician of the The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords 1802)
• January 18 - Henry George Lidell, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Henry George Liddell ( February 6, 1811 – January 18, 1898) was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Dean (1855-91 of Christ 1811)
• February 16 - Thomas Bracken, Author of the official national anthem of New Zealand - God Defend New Zealand (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Thomas Bracken ( 21 December 1843 – 16 February 1898) was a noted late 19th century poet New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island " God Defend New Zealand " is one of the National anthems of New Zealand, together with " God Save the Queen " 1843)
• March 1 - George Bruce Malleson, Indian officer and author (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant George Bruce Malleson ( May 8, 1825 - March 1, 1898) English officer in India and author was born at Wimbledon 1825)
• March 15 - Henry Bessemer, British engineer and inventor (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Sir Henry Bessemer ( January 19, 1813 – March 15, 1898) English Engineer and Inventor. 1813)
• March 16 - Aubrey Beardsley, British artist (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Aubrey Vincent Beardsley ( August 21, 1872 &ndash March 16, 1898) was an influential English 1872)
• March 18 - Matilda Joslyn Gage, American feminist (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage ( Cicero New York, March 24, 1826 &ndash March 18, 1898 in Chicago) was a suffragist 1826)
• March 27 - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian university founder (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur, GCSI (also Sayyid Ahmad Khan (سید احمد خان بہا در October 17 1817 – March 27 1898 commonly known as Sir Syed was an 1817)
• April 15 - Kepa Te Rangihiwinui, Maori military leader
• April 18 - Gustave Moreau, French painter (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Kepa Te Rangihiwinui (early 1820s - April 15, 1898) was Māori military commander and noted ally of the government forces during the New Zealand Wars Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Gustave Moreau ( April 6, 1826 &ndash April 18, 1898) was a French Symbolist painter. 1826)
• May 19 - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1809)

July-December

• July 1 - Siegfried Marcus, Austrian automobile pioneer (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Siegfried Samuel Marcus ( September 18, 1831 &ndash July 1, 1898) was a German -born Austrian inventor and Automobile 1831)
• July 5 - Richard Pankhurst
• July 12 - Louis-François Richer Laflèche, Roman Catholic Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Native American missionary (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Richard Marsden Pankhurst (May 1834 &ndash July 5, 1898) was the son of Henry Francis Pankhurst (1806-1873 and Margaret Marsden (1803-1879 Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Louis-François Laflèche, ( 4 September 1818 &ndash 14 July 1898) was a Catholic Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor 1818)
• July 30 - Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) 1815)
• August 8 - Eugène Boudin, French painter (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Eugène Boudin ( July 12, 1824 &ndash August 8, 1898) was one of the first French Landscape painters to paint outdoors 1824)
• September 2 - Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Wilford Woodruff ( March 1, 1807 &ndash September 2, 1898) was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1807)
• September 5 - Sarah Emma Edmundson, Canadian nurse and spy (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Sarah Emma Edmonds (December 1841 &ndash September 5, 1898) was an Canadian -born woman who is known for serving with the Union Army during 1841)
• September 9 - Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Stéphane Mallarmé (malaʁ'me ( March 18, 1842 – September 9, 1898) whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French 1842)
• September 16 - Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers WikipediaPersondata --> Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán (April 8 1827 &ndash September 16 1898 was a Puerto Rican nationalist 1827)
• September 20 - Theodor Fontane, German writer (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Theodor Fontane (ˈtʰeodoɐ̯ fɔnˈtaːnə December 30, 1819 – September 20, 1898) was a German Novelist and 1819)
• September 28 - Tan Sitong, Chinese revolutionary (executed) (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Tan Sitong ( March 10 1865 — September 28 1898) Courtesy name Fusheng 复生 Pseudonym Zhuangfei 1865)
• October 24 - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ( 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter, who became the president 1824)
• November 2 - George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 George Woodroffe Goyder ( June 24 1826 &ndash November 2 1898) was a surveyor in South Australia during the latter 1826)
• December 24 - Sharbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Saint Charbel, or Sharbel, (مار شربل May 8 1828 – December 24 1898) born as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in 1828)

References

1. ^ The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap "Letter to President William McKinley from Annie Oakley" Retrieved January 24, 2008. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last http://www.archives.gov/research/recover/example-02.html