Historical Events
- Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China, imprisoning the Guangxu Emperor
Famous Birthdays
- Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Indian journalist, world's oldest and longest serving newspaper editor (Amrita Bazar Patrika), born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1994)
1898 Highlights
About September 21, 1898
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 124 years, 8 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Virgo