Famous Deaths In 1890

Aug 06 In the year 1890 death of john Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY)  

Aug 11 In the year 1890 john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89  

Aug 22 On this day in history vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69  

Sep 03 On this day in history charles-A Chatrian, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 63  

Sep 05 On this day in history ludwig Deppe, composer, dies at 61  

Sep 18 Dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor/playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Sep 22 Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Oct 03 In the year 1890 andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36  

Oct 04 Catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829) died in the year 1890.  

Oct 07 In the year 1890 john Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89  

Oct 13 On this day in history death of samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816)  

Oct 17 Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Oct 20 Sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

Oct 23 In the year 1890 karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies  

Oct 26 On this day in history collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies  

Nov 03 Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

Nov 04 In the year 1890 jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74  

Nov 08 Caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Nov 16 Johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 In the year 1890 johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77  

Nov 23 Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Nov 24 August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816) died on this day in history.  

Nov 27 In the year 1890 emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69  

Dec 03 Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 04 In the year 1890 death of willem III, Dutch king, buried  

Dec 10 Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84 in the year 1890.  

Dec 15 In the year 1890 death of sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US  

Dec 21 Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Dec 26 Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 in the year 1890.  

Dec 29 Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on this day in history.  

Dec 31 In the year 1890 death of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826)  

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Jan 01 Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies  

Jan 07 Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst was born on this day in history.