1898

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.

 Deaths 
 March 16 – Aubrey Beardsley
 March 27 – Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur