Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
The Candia massacre occurred on 6 September 1898, on Crete, then part of the Ottoman Empire. It occurred as a reaction by armed Muslim irregular groups (Bashi-bazouks) to the offer…
Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob.
The Philippine Declaration of Independence was proclaimed by Filipino revolutionary forces general Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898, in Cavite el Viejo, Philippines. It asserted t…
Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain
Yukon is a territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the w…
Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital
The capture of Guam from Spain by the United States took place in a bloodless engagement during the Spanish–American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, to c…
The United States captures Guam from Spain
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: In a chaotic operation, 6,000 men of the U
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Elisabeth, nicknamed Sisi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.
Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
Hannibal Williston Goodwin, patented a method for making transparent, flexible roll film out of nitrocellulose film base, which was used in Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, an early ma…
Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
Empress Dowager Cixi was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who periodically controlled the government of the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent from 1861 until…
Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
The Vienna University of Economics and Business is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. The university received triple accreditation.
The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete was a Spanish Navy officer and politician who served in a number of high-ranking positions within the Navy and fought in several wars during the 19…
A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in…
Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the …
En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks with the loss of 549…
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under…
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (ΦΜΑ) is an American collegiate social fraternity with an emphasis in music. It was founded as the Sinfonia Club at the New England Conservatory of Music on O…
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.
SS Mohegan was a steamer which sank off the coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, on her second voyage. She hit The Manacles on 14 October 1898 with the loss of 106 out of 157 o…
The steam ship SS Mohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
Sir Patrick Hennessy was an Irish-born British industrialist, originally from County Cork. During the First World War he served in the British Army, between 1914 and 1918, with the…
Patrick Hennessy, Irish soldier and businessman (died 1981)
Constance Alice Talmadge was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
Constance Talmadge, American actress and producer (died 1973)
The flag of Hawaii, also known as the Hawaiian flag, is the official flag of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of a field of eight horizontal stripes, in the sequence of white,…
The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the…
The Spanish–American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acqui…
Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish…
The Southern Cross Expedition, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the for…
The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from…
The Battle of Omdurman, also known as the Battle of Karary, was fought during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan between a British–Egyptian expeditionary force commanded by Briti…
Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
The Fashoda Incident, also known as the Fashoda Crisis, was the climax of imperialist territorial disputes between Britain and France in East Africa, occurring between 10 July and …
The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
Maurice Wilson MC was a British soldier, mystic, and aviator who is known for his ill-fated attempt to climb Mount Everest alone in 1934.
Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (died 1934)