About the day » Saturday August 27, 1898Calender converter

• Albert Jan Bouwmeester, Diepenheim, Overijssel, Nederland († 1980)
• Anna Harmanna Bultena, Deinum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Kerkdijk, Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Nederland († 1956)
• Anna Geertruida Ahlers, Nieuwe Pekela († 1989)
• Bijma, Tolbert, Leek, Groningen, Nederland († 1898)
• Roelof Haasjes, Hoogeveen († 1899)
• Aleida Johanna Hueting, Middachtersteeg, Nederland
• Aaltje Reininga, Eexta, Scheemda,, Groningen, Nederland († 1948)
• A. DERAEYMAEKER, Lembeek, Vlaams-Brabant, België
• Aart Kortes, Amersfoort († 1898)

• Caroline Murphy "Carrie" Jenkins (41), Anderson County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Carolina Dumas (0), Batavia
• Bernardus, Josephus, Franciscus Breijnaerts (0), Helmond,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• ? Noeken (0), Groningen
• Bernardus Kettelarij (73), Vorden
• Bernardus Kettelerij (73), Vorden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Benjamin van der Meulen (0), Leeuwarden
• Aaltje Griffioen (65), (UT) Linschoten
• Catharina Stutz, Wehrden Völklingen,Lk Sv Saarbrücken,Saarland,DEUTSCHLAND
• Alma Hoepner (0), York Center

• 1890 » Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter († 1976)
• 1895 » Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian archaeologist and historian († 1981)
• 1896 » Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet († 1933)
• 1896 » Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin († 1993)
• 1898 » Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian businessman and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec († 1963)
• 1899 » C. S. Forester, English novelist († 1966)
• 1904 » Alar Kotli, Estonian architect († 1963)
• 1904 » John Hay Whitney, American businessman, publisher, and diplomat, founded J.H. Whitney & Company († 1982)
• 1904 » Norah Lofts, English author († 1983)
• 1905 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier († 1945)

• 1865 » Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (b. 1796)
• 1871 » William Whiting Boardman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1794)
• 1875 » William Chapman Ralston, American businessman and financier, founded the Bank of California (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (b. 1816)
• 1903 » Kusumoto Ine, first Japanese female doctor of Western medicine (b. 1827)
• 1909 » Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)
• 1922 » Reşat Çiğiltepe, Turkish colonel (b. 1879)
• 1929 » Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (b. 1892)
• 1931 » Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1856)
• 1931 » Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Jacob
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Hendrika
7. Elisabeth
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Petronella
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
• May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
• June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
• June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
• December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

The temperature on August 27, 1898 was about 19.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.