January 1, 1898
Les Grandes Baigneuses (The Large Bathers) — painting by Paul Cézanne in Philadelphia Museum of Art
Hundred Days' Reform — reform movementin China in 1898
US capture of Guam during the Spanish-American War
1898 siege during the Spanish-American War
1898 conflict between Spain and the United States
1898 earthquake in Northern California, United States
Late 19th Century Bushfire in Australia
1898 treaty leasing Port Arthur to the Russians
Battle in Philippine Revolutionary War
Agreement signed between the Empire of Japan and the Empire of Russia