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Historical Events Happened In 1890

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Jan 02 On this day in history alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer

Jan 02 On this day in history alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer

Jan 02 On this day in history record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny

Jan 03 1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin on this day in history.

Jan 03 The first US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin on this day in history.

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

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

Jan 07 On this day in history augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78

Jan 07 On this day in history henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)

Jan 07 Nellie Bly boards the S.S. Oceanic at Yokohama January 7 and sails for San Francisco after having crossed the Atlantic, Europe, and Asia in her well-publicized attempt to girdle the earth in less than 80 days on this day in history.

Jan 07 W B Purvis patents fountain pen on this day in history.

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

Jan 09 Karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot" on this day in history.

Jan 10 On this day in history douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)

Jan 10 Edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres on this day in history.

Jan 11 On this day in history monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)

Jan 12 Mordecai W Johnson, educator on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59

Jan 16 On this day in history karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director

Jan 17 Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Jan 18 Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 on this day in history.

Jan 20 Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.

Jan 21 On this day in history 1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper

Jan 21 The first issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper on this day in history.

Jan 22 Fred M Vinson, Ky, 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53) on this day in history.

Jan 22 Jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in NYC on this day in history.

Jan 25 On this day in history national Afro-American League forms in Chicago

Jan 25 Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) on this day in history.

Jan 25 On this day in history new York World reporter Nellie Bly returns home after completing an around the world journey in just 72 days, six hours and eleven minutes.

Jan 25 United Mine Workers of America forms on this day in history.

Jan 29 Marguerite Canal, composer on this day in history.

Jan 30 Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.

Jan 31 Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde) on this day in history.

Feb 02 On this day in history jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)

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Famous Birthdays In 1890

Famous People Born In This Year In History

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 On this day in history birth of alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist)

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)

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

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst

Famous Deaths In 1890

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 07 Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78 on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59

Jan 17 Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

Jan 18 On this day in history amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44

Jan 20 Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.

Jan 30 On this day in history karl Merz, composer, dies at 53

Feb 03 On this day in history christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72

Feb 17 Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) died on this day in history.