Events in the year 1898 in India
Incumbents Empress of India – Queen Victoria Viceroy of India – Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
Events National income - 6,227 million Frontier War of 1897–98Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 262
Law Code Of Criminal Procedure Indian Post Office Act Live-stock Importation Act
Births 1 January – Binay Ranjan Sen, diplomat, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (died 1993). 11 January – Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, writer (died 1976). 13 January – Samsa, playwright, poet and novelist (died 1939). 5 August – Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai, Tamil Carnatic music violinist (died 1970). 21 November – Rang Avadhoot, saint who is regarded as an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya, (died 1968). 25 November – Debaki Bose, film director, writer and actor (died 1971). 2 December – Indra Lal Roy, World War I flying ace, killed in action (died 1918).
Date unknown I. K. Taimni, chemist (died 1978).
Deaths 1 October – Manilal Dwivedi (b. 1858), regarded as one of the most influential Gujarati writer and thinker, died at premature age, 40. March 27, SA(Syed Ahmed)Khan (Islamist scholar, Founder of Two Nations Theory), Aligarh. June 27, Dwarkanath Ganguly , a great social reformer and husband of Kadambini Ganguly died. According to the sources, he was suffering from Hepatitis.
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