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
Died in 1898 1898 Highlights
About August 27, 1898
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 125 years, 8 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Virgo
