Timeline April 1898

Events in April 1898 5

• 1815 – 1898 Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Died 30 April 1898, aged 83 Otto von Bismarck engineered the unification of Germany and served as its first Chancellor from 1871 to 1890. His alliance system dominated European diplomacy for two decades. He died at his estate in Friedrichsruh on 30 April 1898.
• 1826 – 1898 Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) Died 18 April 1898, aged 72 Gustave Moreau was a French Symbolist painter known for richly detailed mythological and biblical scenes. He taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, mentoring artists including Matisse and Rouault. He died in Paris on 18 April 1898.
• 1898 – 1976 Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Died 23 January 1976, aged 77 Paul Robeson, the American bass-baritone singer, actor and civil rights activist, died in Philadelphia after a long illness. He was famed for his performances of 'Ol' Man River' and for the title role in Othello, and was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his political activism. He remains a landmark figure in African-American cultural history.
• 1898 Spanish-American War The Disaster of 98 The conflict that resulted in Spain losing its last overseas colonies (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines).
• 1898 Spanish-American War United States defeats Spain in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines The United States declared war on Spain on 25 April 1898 after the sinking of the USS Maine, fighting brief campaigns in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Spanish forces surrendered within months, and an armistice was signed on 12 August 1898. The war marked Spain's loss of its remaining major colonies and the emergence of the United States as an imperial power.