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see also: List of the heads of state 1898
- 11. January: The true guilty one in the Dreyfus affair, highly who was to blame for major Esterhazy, is acquitted before court.
- 13. January: The French author Émile Zola publishes its open letter “J'accuse” (I complain on) to the Dreyfus affair.
- 28. March: ThatGerman Reichstag decides in the fleet law the structure of a battle ship fleet and releases with it an arms race to sea with England .
- 24. April: With a declaration of war of Spain to the United States the Spanish-American war 25
- begins. April: The American congressexplained that itself the United States since that 21. 12 finds April with Spain in
- the state of war. June: General Emilio Aguinaldo explains the independence of the Philippines from Spain
- 2. September: In the battle of Omdurman in the Sudan one defeated British - Egyptian army under Horatio harsh ore Kitchener the trailers of the Mahdi and terminates the Mahdisten rebellion.
- 10. December: The peace of Paris in July reaches French
- troops Faschoda in the Sudan, with the goal those terminates the Spanish-American warto connect French colonies in Africa. Into the Faschodakrise comes it nearly to the war between Great Britain and France, until in November the French government major Marchand gives the instruction, to withdraw itself
- Crete becomes independently
- the Empire of China must Kiautschou at Germany
- the empire must Weihai at Great Britain lease China lease
- the USA to occupy the Hawaii - islands
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science
- 18. July: Pierre and Marie curie about 100 times in such a way report on the discovery of the polonium, thatis active like uranium
- 20. September: Alberto Santos Dumont the first airship propelled of a petrol engine
- 21. November - Pierre and Marie curie discover together with Gustave Bémont the radium, which is 6 times so active about 10 howthe uranium. They give the discovery to 26. December admits.
- Ferdinand brown introduces the closed resonant circuit and increases thereby the transmitting power
- Ferdinand brown receives a patent to equipment for co-ordinated modulation (it the basis of all later transmitter circuits forms)
- William Ramsay discovers the noble gas xenon
- Morris William Travers discovers the noble gas krypton
- Marie curie and Gerhard Carl Schmidt recognizes the radioactivity thorium
- of the Jonathan Zenneck made in Cuxhaven the first attempts with wireless Telegrafie on German soil andjustified thereby the maritime radio
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culture
- 5. January: Premiere of the Operette the opera ball of smelling pool of broadcasting corporations Heuberger at the theatre at that Vienna in Vienna
- 18. November: Premiere of the musical tragedy Don Quixote of William Kienzl in Berlin
- 14. December - which people opera Vienna opened.
- The mansion stucco is finished
economics
- 1. July: With the domestic refuse utilization Munich GmbH takes in Germany the first enterprise for to industriellen garbage separation its work on
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Sport
- 22. May: Establishment of the fiber plastic Olympia 1898 Darmstadt, from that, born after the fusion with the Darmstädter sports club in the year 1919, the sports association Darmstadt 98
- comes out establishment of the fiber plastic Thun
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- 1. January: Marta fox, German concert and opera singer († 1974)
- 1. January: Viktor Ullmann, composer, conductor and pianist († 1944)
- 2. January: Hermann Schwann, German politician († 1977)
- 5. January: Josef Engling, Member of the beautiful place movement († 1918)
- 6. January: James Fitzmaurice, Irish pilot († 1965)
- 8. January: Gerhard Bienert, German actor († 1986)
- 11. January: Oskar Matzner, German politician († 1980)
- 13. January: Kaj Munk, Danish minister, poet, opponent of Hitler and Märtyrer († 1944)
- 15. January: Martha hall field, German Lyrikerin († 1976)
- 17. January: Carl Maria Splett, bishop von Danzig, Administrator of the PolishDiözese Kulm († 1964)
- 22. January: Ferdinand shopkeeper, German architect († 1985)
- 23. January: Randolph Scott, US-American actor († 1987)
- 23. January: Sergei Michailowitsch iron stone, Soviet director († 1948)
- 23. January: Sergej iron stone, Russian director († 1948)
- 24. January: Karl Hermann franc, National Socialist politician († 1946)
- 25. January: Anton Diel, German politician († 1959)
- 26. January: Alfons Paquet,Journalist, writer and poet († 1944)
- 26. January: Hildegard Domizlaff, German sculptress, woodcut and decoration artist († 1987)
- 1. February: Leila Denmark, US-American Medizinerin
- 3. February: Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect and designer († 1976)
- 3. February: Heinrich eye, German politician and MdB († 1977)
- 3. February: Lil Hardin Armstrong, jazz Pianistin, - singer and - Komponistin († 1971)
- 4. February: Josef Bluem, Austrian football player and coach († 1956)
- 5. February: Unfortunate, US-American Blues musician († 1966 ) wants
- 6. February: Erna bag, German singer (Sopran) († 1972)
- 7. February: Briefly Kolle, psychiatrists and author († 1975)
- 9. February: Franz Gurk, German politician († 1984)
- 10. February: Bertolt break, German dramatist and poet († 1956)
- 11. February: Leó Szilárd, physicist and molecular biologist († 1964)
- 12. February: Roy Harris, US AmericanComposer († 1979)
- 13. February: Josef Steib, German painter and Radierer († 1957)
- 14. February: Alois Podhajsky, director/conductor of the Spanish yard riding school († 1973)
- 14. February: Fritz Zwicky, Swiss physicist and astronomer(† 1974)
- 15. February: All Woodring, US-American athlete († 1982)
- 15. February: Antonio de Curtis, Italian actor († 1967)
- 15. February: Toto (actor), Italian actor († 1967)
- 17. February: Bruno LED DIN, German politician († 1951)
- 18. February: Briton Hadden, US-American publisher († 1929)
- 18. February: Enzo Ferrari, Italian running driver and founder of the racing car manufacturer Ferrari († 1988)
- 19. February: Waldemar Kraft, German politician († 1977)
- 21. February: Ernst Meyer, Schweizer archaeologist († 1975)
- 22. February: Anton de Kom, afroamerikanischer resistance fighter and author († 1945)
- 24. February: Stroke ore Houben, German athlete († 1956)
- 24. February: Briefly tank, German engineer († 1983)
- 26. February: Konstantin Biebl, Czech poet († 1951)
- 1. March: William Pramme, German painter (resin painter) († 1965)
- 3. March: Emil Artin, Austrian mathematician († 1962)
- 4. March: Hans's cancer, officer and general staff boss of the armed forces († 1945)
- 5. March: January Oosthoek, Netherlands football player
- 5. March: Zhou En-Lai, Führer of the kp Chinaand prime ministers of the People's Republic of China († 1976)
- 6. March: Therese Giehse, German actress († 1975)
- 8. March: Karl weber, German politician († 1985)
- 8. March: Theophilus E. Dönges, South African president ofSouth Africa († 1968)
- 13. March: Henry Hathaway, US-American film director († 1985)
- 16. March: Jakob Haringer, German writer († 1948)
- 19. March: Tian Han, Chinese dramatist († 1968)
- 26. March: Paul Schmidt (inventor), German inventor († 1976)
- 26. March: Rudolf Dassler, founder of the sports article manufacturer Puma († 1974)
- 27. March: Josef Mueller (BVP, CSU), Dt. Politician and delegate in the Weimar Republic († 1979)
- 28. March: Max one to foam castle lip, author driver († 1974)
- 29. March: Fritz brooks, German football national player († 1959)
- 30. March: Heinz tears, German writer († 1989)
- 1. April: Jakob Adlhart,Sculptor († 1985)
- 1. April: William James Sidis, US-American genius († 1944)
- 3. April: Henry Luce, US-American publisher († 1967)
- 4. April: Theodor Habicht, German politician († 1944)
- 8. April: Therese Neumann, Bavarian farmer farm servant († 1962)
- 9. April: Julius Patzak, Austrian opera and song singer († 1974)
- 9. April: Paul Robeson, US-amerikanischer actor and civil rights activist († 1976)
- 13. April: Chandulal Shah, Indian film director and founder of the Ranjit of Studios († 1975)
- 14. April: Harold Stephen Black, US-American electronic engineer († 1983)
- 17. April: Hans's blocker, German politician († 1988)
- 20. April: Benjamín Carrión,Ecuadorian writer († 1979)
- 20. April: Emmanuel Bove, French writer († 1945)
- 22. April: Martin Loibl, German politician († 1951)
- 23. April: Edwin Erich Dwinger, German writer († 1981)
- 25. April: Arthur Mertins, German politician († 1979)
- 25. April: Edmund Kolbe, German painter († 1983)
- 26. April: Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and Literaturnobelpreisträger († 1984)
- 28. April: Ernst Lemmer, German politician († 1970)
- 28. April: Grantley harsh ore of Adam, Barbadian politician († 1971)
- 3. May: Golda Meïr, Israeli politician († 1978)
- 5. May: Alfred van Nüss, German chess master († 1946)
- 6. May: Konrad Henlein, German-Czech politician († 1945)
- 8. May: Alojzije Stepinac, archbishop of Zagreb and cardinal († 1960)
- 10. May: Ariel Durant, US-American authoress († 1981)
- 10. May: Rudolph Schönheimer, German biochemist († 1941)
- 12. May: Marianne Holtz, German people singer and Kabarettistin († 1941)
- 15. May: Arletty, French actress († 1992)
- 16. May: Tamara de Lempicka, Polish painter(† 1980)
- 17. May: Karl Mauss, German officer († 1959)
- 17. May: Lama Anagarika Govinda, German interpreter desBuddhismus († 1985)
- 18. May: Alfred Eduard woman Mrs., National Socialist politician († 1977)
- 19. May: Julius Evola, Italian culture philosopher († 1974)
- 23. May: Georgios Grivas, zypriotischer Patriot († 1974)
- 23. May: Josef Terboven, gau leader of meals and realm commissioner († 1945)
- 25. May: Gustav automatic controller, German writer († 1963)
- 31. May: George Singer, German politician and anti-fascist († 1942)
- 2. June: Harsh ore Paatz, German journalist and child book author († 1944)
- 5. June: Federico García Lorca, Spanish author († 1936)
- 5. June: Hans Ambs, German politician († 1962)
- 6. June: Ninette de Valois, Tänzerin of the classical Balletts († 2001)
- 8. June: Oskar Joost, German musician († 1941)
- 9. June: Curzio mark-distinctive, Italian writer and journalist († 1957)
- 9. June: Luigi Fagioli, Italian author driver († 1952)
- 12. June: Ludwig Friedrich Barthel, German storyteller and essayist († 1962)
- 12. June: Mikhail Jefimowitsch Kolzow, Soviet feuilletonist and journalist
- 17. June: Carl Hermann, professor for crystallography († 1961)
- 17. June: M.C. E, Netherlands artist and commercial artist († 1972)
- 19. June: Bennoof Arent, German architect and in the third realm “realm stage designer” († 1956)
- 19. June: Paul Müller-Zürich, Swiss composer († 1993)
- 22. June: Erich Maria Remarque, German author († 1970)
- 26. June: WilliamEmil Messerschmitt, German airplane technical designer and entrepreneur († 1978)
- 27. June: Alja Rachmanowa, Russian authoress († 1991)
- 2. July: Heinrich trained, German psychiatrist († 1983)
- 2. July: Hugh Latimer Dryden, US AmericanScientist († 1965)
- 4. July: Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician († 1998)
- 6. July: Hanns Eisler, German composer († 1962)
- 6. July: Helene Wessel, German politician († 1969)
- 11. July: E. W. Emo, Austrian film director († 1975)
- 11. July: Gregor Pinke, LV resistance fighter († 1941)
- 14. July: Ante Pavelić, Croatian politician, leader of the independent State of Croatia († 1959)
- 17. July: Berenice Abbott, US-American Fotografin († 1991)
- 18. July: August von Finck, German banker († 1980)
- 19. July: Harsh ore Marcuse, German-American philosopher and sociologist († 1979)
- 20. July: Anton fount field, priest of the catholicChurch († 1980)
- 21. July: Sara Carter, US-American Country singer († 1979)
- 22. July: Alexander Calder, US-American sculptor (mobile) († 1976)
- 22. July: Stephen Vincent Benét, US-American writer († 1943)
- 23. July: Jacob Marschak, economist and scientist († 1977)
- 23. July: Karl August von Thurn and Taxis, tenth boss of the house Thurn and taxi († 1982)
- 24. July: Novel Chwalek, Minister forWork of the GDR († 1974)
- 29. July: Isidor Isaac Rabi, US-American physicist († 1988)
- 30. July: Henry of moorlands, English sculptor and painter († 1986)
- 31. July: Karl Skraup, Austrian actor († 1958)
- 3. August: Harsh ore Behrens Hangeler, German painter, commercial artist and writer († 1981)
- 3. August: Ildebrando Antoniutti, cardinal of the Roman-catholic church († 1974)
- 5. August: Piero Sraffa, Italian economist († 1983)
- 10. August: Leyla Achba, a princess at the osmanischen yard († 1931)
- 11. August: Petur Mohr Dam, färöischer social-democratic politician († 1968)
- 12. August: Oskar Homolka, Austrian-American actor († 1978)
- 18. August: Werner Bruschke, Prime Minister of Saxonia-Anhalt († 1995)
- 20. August: Julius Schaub, Adolf Hitler personal chief aide of many years († 1968)
- 20. August: Many helmet mobilization suppl., Swedish writer († 1973)
- 24. August: Fred rose(Musicians), US-American Country musician, composer and journalist († 1954)
- 24. August: Malcolm Cowley, US-American writer, poet and literary critic († 1989)
- 25. August: Helmut Hasse, Mathematiker, Algebraiker and Zahlentheoretiker († 1979)
- 26. August: Eduard tree garden, German sociologist († 1982)
- 26. August: Peggy Guggenheim, US-American Sammlerin and Galeristin († 1979)
- 29. August: Preston Sturges, US-American film script author and director († 1959)
- 30. August: Shirley Booth,US-American actress († 1992)
- 1. September: Ernst Ahl, German zoologist, Ichthyologe and Herpetologe († 1943)
- 1. September: Friedrich George young, German poet, storyteller and essayist († 1977)
- 2. September: Alfons fermenting brook,Austrian politician and Federal Chancellor († 1972)
- 10. September: Hans Globke, German lawyer in government services († 1973)
- 10. September: Manfred house man, German writer († 1986)
- 13. September: Berne pool of broadcasting corporations Etté, German Kapellmeister, instrumentViolin († 1973)
- 13. September: Roger Désormière, French conductor († 1963)
- 15. September: Edward God-dear, Russian-US-American entrepreneur († 1979)
- 19. September: Giuseppe Saragat, Italian president († 1988)
- 20. September: Ludwig cutter, German politician and MdB († 1978)
- 21. September: Max Rabl, Austrian politician († 1964)
- 22. September: Karl Pistorius, opera singer († 1966)
- 23. September: Franz Xaver drove, German painter(† 1973)
- 24. September: Howard walter Florey, Australian pathologist († 1968)
- 25. September: Robert toss, German politician († 1981)
- 26. September: George Gershwin, US-American composer († 1937)
- 29. September: Trofim Denissowitsch Lyssenko, Ukrainian biologist († 1976)
- 30. September: Charlotte of Monaco, nut/mother of prince Rainier III of Monaco († 1977)
- 30. September: Nikolaus large, resistance fighter, of the Nazis executed († 1945)
- 2. October: Briefly George Heinrich Andersen one, commander of the Federal Border Police school († 2003)
- 3. October: Adolf realm wine, German economist and culture politician († 1944)
- 3. October: Hans Julius Wolff, right scientist († 1976)
- 3. October: Leo McCarey, US-American director, film producer and film script author († 1969)
- 5. October: Ewald Balser, German actor († 1978)
- 6. October: Mitchell quiet ones, US-American director, actor and costume designer († 1972)
- 10. October: Karl Bielig, German politician and MdB († 1991)
- 10. October: Marie Pierre king, French general († 1970)
- 12. October: Hans Georg Klamroth, Mitwisser beim geplanten Attentat auf Adolf Hitler am 20. July 1944 († 1944)
- 13. October: George Neumann, German entrepreneur († 1976)
- 15. October: Boughera El-Ouafi, Algerian athlete († 1959)
- 15. October: Günther Ramin, German organist, choir leader and composer († 1956)
- 17. October: Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese Violinist († 1998)
- 17. October: Simon Vestdijk, Netherlands writer († 1971)
- 18. October: Clemente Biondetti, Italian running driver († 1955)
- 18. October: Ernst Wollweber, Minister for public securityin the GDR († 1967)
- 18. October: Lotte Lenya, Austrian-US-American actress and singer († 1981)
- 20. October: Oskar Wacker, German politician († 1972)
- 21. October: Heinrich walter, GermanRussian Geobotaniker and Öko physiologist(† 1905)
- 28. October: František Běhounek, Czech physicist and writer († 1973)
- 30. October: Lothar Kreyssig, judge and founder of the action Sühnezeichen († 1986)
- 31. October: Max Reimann, German politician († 1977)
- 1. November: Sippie Wallace, US-American Blues musician († 1986)
- 2. November: Hans's hole, chairman of the LDPD and Minister of Finance of the GDR († 1960)
- 6. November: George Schnath, German historian († 1989)
- 6. November: Helmuth of Grolman, German soldier and politician († 1977)
- 7. November: Wadim Borissowitsch Schawrow, Soviet airplane technical designer († 1976)
- 11. November: Hugo Makibi Enomiya Lassalle, Jesuit and Zen master († 1990)
- 12. November: Leon Štukelj, Slovenian Turner, gold medal winner with the olympic plays († 1999)
- 12. November: Leopold Okulicki, leader of the Polish homeland army († 1946)
- 16. November: Elizabeth Zaisser, minister for national education of the GDR(† 1987)
- 18. November: Joris Ivens, Dutch Dokumentarfilmmacher († 1989)
- 18. November: Poul F. Joensen, färöischer poet († 1970)
- 19. November: William Sheldon, US-American physician and psychologist († 1977)
- 21. November: Avadhoot, Indian Mystiker († 1968 ) struggled
- 21. November: René of liking rides, Belgian painter of the Surrealismus († 1967)
- 22. November: Gabriel González Videla, Chilean politician († 1980)
- 23. November: Fritz is enough, for Ministers for national education of the GDR († 1981)
- 23. November: William Schmidhuber, German politician
- 24. November: Liu Shaoqi, chairman of the kp China and president of the People's Republic of China († 1969)
- 26. November: Karl Ziegler, German chemist († 1973)
- 26. November: Paul Gibbert, German politician († 1967)
- 29. November: Clive Staples Lewis, British writer and literature scientist († 1963)
- 3. December: Lew Konstantinowitsch Knipper,Russian composer († 1974)
- 3. December: Fritz Steuben, German writer († 1981)
- 6. December: Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo reporter († 1995)
- 6. December: Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist and Nobelpreisträger († 1987)
- 7. December: Ernst F. Cramer, gardner and landscape architect († 1980)
- 11. December: Fritz mill way, German writer († 1961)
- 11. December: Joseph Marie Trinh Nhu Khuê, archbishop of Hanoi and cardinal († 1978)
- 14. December: Alfreds outer one, German football player († 1986)
- 15. December: Ernst Goldenbaum, chairman of the DBD and Minister of the GDR († 1990)
- 16. December: Johannes Semler, German politician († 1973)
- 20. December: Irene thinness, US-American theatre and film actress († 1990)
- 22. December: Paul Schatz, Anthroposoph, Künstler, Erfinder and Techniker († 1979)
- 22. December: Vladimir Alexandrowitsch Fock, Russian physicist († 1974)
- 24. December: Anton Hilbert, German politician († 1986)
- 26. December: Ernst Fraenkel (Politologe), German politics policy († 1975)
- 27. December: Roll ago bold, German politician († 1962)
- 28. December: Mischa Spoliansky, composer (revue, film music)(† 1985)
- 28. December: Otto Hübener, German resistance fighter († 1945)
- 30. December: Carl Hesberg, German politician († 1977)
- 31. December: Erich sour, German theologian († 1959)
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- 14. January: Lewis Carroll, British writer, mathematician and photographer (* 1832)
- 15. January: Antoine François Marmontel, French composer (* 1816)
- 19. January: Ernst Ludwig bag mountain, German Entomologe (* 1818)
- 30. January: Jules Péan, French surgeon (* 1830)
- 6. February: Rudolf Leuckart, German zoologist and founder of the Parasitologie (* 1822)
- 27. February: Leopold buyer, mayor of Bonn (* 1821)
- 12. March: JohannJakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (* 1825)
- 12. March: Zacharias Topelius, Finnish-Swedish poet and writer (* 1818)
- 14. March: Henry Bessemer, British engineer and inventor (* 1813)
- 16. March: Aubrey Beardsley, British poet, draughtsman, commercial artist, caricaturist and Illustrator (* 1872)
- 20. March: Karl August Tavastjerna, finnländischer writer (* 1860)
- 30. March: William Heinrich Schüssler, founder of the homöopathischen therapy (* 1821)
- 31. March: Eleanor Marx, German/English Sozialistin and youngest daughter of Karl Marx (* 1855)
- 21. April: Louis Théodore Gouvy, French-German composer (* 1819)
- 24. April: Lucian Mueller, German classical scholar (* 1836)
- 25. April: Benjamin Vautier, German painter (* 1829)
- 1. May: Louis Appia, joint founder of the international committee of the red cross (* 1818)
- 12. May: Karl Racké, mayor of the city Mainz (* 1825)
- 12. May: Raimund Grübl, Austrian lawyer and politician (* 1847)
- 19. May: William Ewart Gladstone, British politician (* 1809)
- 19. May: Oran M. Robert, 18. Governor von Texas (* 1815)
- 22. May: Edward Bellamy, US-American SF-author (* 1850)
- 22. May: Nikolai Jakowlewitsch Afanassjew, Russian composer (* 1820)
- 12. June: Ludwig Karl Friedrich Turban, Minister of State in bathing (* 1821)
- 19. June: Chief Mkwawa, African master chieftain (* 1855)
- 20. June: Jakob Audorf, functionary of the general German worker education association (* 1834)
- 21. June: Anton Kerner of Marilaun, Austrian Botaniker and professor (* 1831)
- 30. June: Siegfried Marcus, GermanJewish technician and inventor (* 1831)
- 8. July: Jefferson Randolph Smith, an American businessman (* 1860)
- 18. July: Emil Hartmann (composer), Danish composer (* 1836)
- 20. July: Juri Arnold, Russian composer (* 1811)
- 30. July: Otto von Bismarck, Fürst von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Herzog von Lauenburg (* 1815)
- 3. August: Charles Garnier, French architect (* 1825)
- 7. August: George Ebers, GermanWriter and Ägyptologe (* 1837)
- 8. August: Eugène Boudin, French painter (* 1824)
- 17. August: Carl Zeller, Austrian lawyer and composer (* 1842)
- 23. August: Félicien Rops, Belgian painter and draughtsman(* 1831)
- 2. September: Wilford Woodruff, 4. President of the church Jesu Christi of the holy ones of the last days (* 1807)
- 9. September: Stéphane Mallarmé, French writer (* 1842)
- 10. September: Elizabeth (Austria Hungary) („Sisi “),Empress of Austria (* 1837)
- 18. September: Émile Mayade, French autopioneer and running driver (* 1853)
- 20. September: Theodor Fontane, German writer (* 1819)
- 25. September: Theodor judge, German chemist (* 1824)
- 18. October: Franz Magnus Böhme, music teacher, German people song researcher and - collecting tanks (* 1827)
- 20. October: Johannes Seluner, Swiss Findling
- 4. November: Edward Jerome Hopkins, US-American composer (* 1836)
- 10. November: John Fowler, British engineer and inventor (* 1817)
- 17. November: Hermann Heinrich Meier, businessman and politician (* 1809)
- 28. November: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Swiss poet (* 1825)
- 13. December: George FrederickBristow, US-American composer (* 1825)
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heads of state
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Africa
- Egypt: Abbas II. Hilmi, Khedive (1892 - 1914)
- Ethiopia: Menilek II., Emperors (1889 - 1909)
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America
- Argentina: Julio Argentino Roca, president (1898 1904)
- Brazil: Manuel Ferraz de Campos Salles, president (1898 1902)
- Chile: Frederico Errázuriz Echaurren, president (1896 - 1902)
- Costa Rica: Rafael Iglesiasy Castro, president (1894 - 1902)
- Ecuador: Eloy Alfaro, president (1896 1901)
- El Salvador: Tomás Regolado, president (1898 1903)
- Guatemala: Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president (1898 1920)
- Haiti: Tirésias SimonSAM, president (1896-1902)
- Canada: Sir Wilfried Laurier, prime minister (1896 1911)
- Mexico: Porfirio Diaz, president (1884 - 1911)
- Nicaragua: José Santos Zelaya, president (1894-1909)
- Paraguay: Emilio Aceval, president (1898-1902)
- Uruguay: Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, president (1897 - 1903)
- United States of America: William McKinley, president (1897-1901)
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Asia
- Afghanistan (Barakzai dynasty): Emir Abdur Rahman Khan
- Empire of China (Qing dynasty): Cixi, empress (1898-1908)
- Japan: Mutsuhito, emperor (1867 - 1912)
- Persia (Kadscharen): Muzaffar ad-DIN, Schah (1896-1907)
- Siam (Chakri dynasty): Rama V., King (1868-1910)
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Europe
- German empire: William II., German emperor (1888 - 1918)
- Switzerland: Eugène Ruffy, Federal President, (1898)
