1898

calendar year

The year of 1898 was a common year (a year that had 365 days), and began on a Saturday.

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

Events change

January change

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

June change


Deaths change