* 1826 – Gustave Moreau, French painter ( d. 1898 )

* 1898 – Jeanne Hébuterne, French artist, the wife of Amedeo Modigliani ( d. 1920 )

* 1898 – Lily Pons, American soprano ( d. 1976 )

* 1898 – Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec ( d. 1963 )

* 1898 – Spanish – American War: Spanish and American forces engaged in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.

* 1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.

* 1898 – Regis Toomey, American actor ( d. 1991 )

* 1898 – Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer ( d. 1977 )

* 2012 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician ( b. 1898 )

* 1898 – Alexis Minotis, Greek actor ( d. 1990 )

* 1898 – Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet ( d. 1966 )

* 1898 – An Armistice ends the Spanish – American War.

* 1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.

* 1872 – Aubrey Beardsley, English illustrator and author ( d. 1898 )

* 1898 – 700 Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.

* 1817 – Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founder of the Religious of the Assumption ( d. 1898 )

* 1898 – Helmut Hasse, German mathematician ( d. 1975 )

* 1898 – Arthur Wood, English cricketer ( d. 1973 )

* He married, on December 7, 1929 ( civil ), in Aix-les-Bains, France, and December 13, 1929 ( religious ), in Bombay, India, Andrée Joséphine Carron ( 1898 – 1976 ).

), Prosopographia Imperii Romani, 3 vol., Berlin, 1897 – 1898.

Alfonso had two sons by Elena Armanda Nicolasa Sanz y Martínez de Arizala ( Castellón de la Plana, 15 December 1849 – Paris, 24 December 1898 ):

By Spanish actress María del Carmen Ruíz y Moragas ( 1898 – 1936 ):

* Alfons Gorbach ( 1898 – 1972 ), Austrian politician

* February 23 – Luis Palés Matos, Puerto Rican poet ( b. 1898 )

* October 1887 – January 1891, Luis Cadarso y Rey ( d. 1898 )

< td > Luis Muñoz Marín ( 1898 – 1980 ), was the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico.

* Las defensas de San Juan 1898, Compilation by Luis M. Iriarte Rota

* Las defensas de San Juan 1898, Compilación por Luis M. Iriarte Rota

On February 18, 1898, Muñoz Rivera's son, Luis Muñoz Marín, was born.

He died, on October 8, 1898, from beriberi and with several other members of his unit was buried in San Luis de Tolosa, the church of Baler.

According to University of Puerto Rico Law Professor Antonio Fernós López-Cepero, Muñoz Marín chose July 25 for the proclamation of the Constitution with the intention of replacing the 1898 commemoration with the commemoration of the adoption of the constitution.

Muñoz Marín on July 25, 1952, the anniversary of the 1898 arrival of U. S. troops.

On February 16, 1898, Barbosa rushed to Muñoz Rivera's home.

* 1898 – Spanish – American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Victory over Spain in 1898 brought the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, as well as oversight of Cuba.

The reign of Alfonso XIII ( 1886 – 1931 ) saw the Spanish-American War of 1898, culminating in the loss of the Philippines plus Spain's last colonies in the Americas, Cuba and Puerto Rico ; the " Great War " in Europe ( now known as World War I, 1914 – 1918 ), although Spain maintained neutrality throughout the conflict ; the influenza pandemic nicknamed the Spanish Flu ( 1918 – 1919 ); and the Rif War in Morocco ( 1920 – 1926 ).

* 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.

* 1898 – Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian ( d. 1997 )

* 1898 – United States takes possession of Puerto Rico.

Since the 1898 invasion of Puerto Rico by the Americans during the Spanish – American War, politics in Puerto Rico have been significantly shaped by its status as territory of the United States.

Puerto Rican leaders had lobbied for such an opportunity repeatedly, in 1898, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1923, 1929, 1932, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1956, and 1960.

Puerto Ricans have participated in all U. S. wars since 1898, most notably World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, as well as the current Middle Eastern conflicts.

* Puerto Rico: Society and Culture Before the US Invasion of 1898: Transportation Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture ( IPRAC )

The defense of Puerto Rico is the responsibility of the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris ( 1898 ).

* April 8 – Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat ( d. 1898 )

Sandburg volunteered to go to the military and was stationed in Puerto Rico with the 6th Illinois Infantry during the Spanish – American War, disembarking at Guánica, Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898.

After its victory in the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the subsequent acquisition of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam, the United States had gained a colonial empire.

* Puerto Rico ( until 1898 )

In the early 19th century the revolutionary movements resulted in the independence of most Spanish colonies in America, except for Cuba and Puerto Rico, given up in 1898 following the Spanish-American War, together with Guam and the Philippines in the Pacific.

* Puerto Rico ( until 1898 )

Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States by Spain at the end of the Spanish – American War by the Treaty of Paris of 1898.

At the time of the U. S. invasion and occupation of Puerto Rico in 1898 during the Spanish – American War, Ponce was the largest city in the island with a population of 22, 000.