Famous Deaths
- John Hopkinson, British physicist and electrical engineer (Hopkinson's Law) dies with three of his children in a mountaineering accident in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland at 49
1898 Highlights
About August 27, 1898
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 121 years, 9 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation Lost Generation
Star Sign: Virgo
