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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
- January 1 – New York City creates the City of Greater New York.
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
- April 25 – The United States declares war on Spain.
June
- June 12 – The Republic of the Philippines declares official independence from Spain during the Spanish-American War.