1898 in Russia

none August 2026 1898 thumb|Russian Empire-1898-5-ruble-Signatures-Timashev-Koptelov-serial-ГЪ-619484-avers Events from the year 1898 in Russia. Incumbents Monarch – Nicholas IIhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicholas-II-tsar-of-Russia Nicholas II Encyclopædia Britannica 31 July 2026 Events October 2015 1898 influenza outbreak 1st Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party 25 April – Signing of Nishi–Rosen Agreement between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan concerning disputes over Korea. Central Committee compositions elected by the 1st–3rd congresses of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party Founding of influential Mir iskusstva arts magazine. Russian Social Democratic Labor Party Births January 22 – Sergei Eisenstein, film director (d. 1948) February 20 – Semyon Kirlian, inventor (d. 1978) March 14 – Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (d. 1985) July 13 – Ivan Triesault, Estonian-born American actor (d. 1980) August 12 – Maria Klenova, marine geologist (d. 1976) September 29 – Trofim Lysenko, biologist (d. 1976) October 20 – Sergi Jikia, Georgian historian and orientalist (d. 1993) Deaths October 2015 May 22 – Nikolay Afanasyev, composer and violinist References 1898 1898 Category:1898 in the Russian Empire Category:Years of the 19th century in the Russian Empire Category:1898 by country Category:1898 in Europe Category:1898 in Asia Category:1890s in the Russian Empire