Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1890

Aug 06 On this day in history death of john Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY)  

Aug 11 John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 03 In the year 1890 charles-A Chatrian, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 63  

Sep 05 Ludwig Deppe, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 18 On this day in history dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor/playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67  

Sep 22 On this day in history johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79  

Oct 03 Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 In the year 1890 death of catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829)  

Oct 07 On this day in history john Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89  

Oct 13 In the year 1890 death of samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816)  

Oct 17 Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1890.  

Oct 20 In the year 1890 death of sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)  

Oct 23 Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 26 Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 03 On this day in history death of ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)  

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

Nov 08 In the year 1890 caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67  

Nov 16 Johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71 in the year 1890.  

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

Nov 23 On this day in history willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73  

Nov 24 In the year 1890 death of august Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816)  

Nov 27 On this day in history emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69  

Dec 03 In the year 1890 bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies  

Dec 04 On this day in history death of willem III, Dutch king, buried  

Dec 10 On this day in history ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84  

Dec 15 Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US died in the year 1890.  

Dec 21 In the year 1890 niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73  

Dec 26 In the year 1890 heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86  

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 in the year 1890.  

Jan 04 In the year 1890 birth of alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff  

Jan 04 In the year 1890 birth of mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist)  

Jan 05 Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies was born in the year 1890.  

Jan 07 Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception) was born in the year 1890.  

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