Famous Deaths In 1890

Aug 06 John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) died on this day in history.  

Aug 11 On this day in history john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89  

Aug 22 Vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69 in the year 1890.  

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

Sep 05 In the year 1890 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 On this day in history johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79  

Oct 03 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1890 prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77  

Oct 20 On this day in history death of sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)  

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

Oct 26 Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies in the year 1890.  

Nov 03 In the year 1890 death of ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)  

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

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

Nov 16 On this day in history johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71  

Nov 22 On this day in history johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77  

Nov 23 In the year 1890 willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73  

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

Nov 27 Emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Dec 03 Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies in the year 1890.  

Dec 04 Willem III, Dutch king, buried died in the year 1890.  

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

Dec 15 Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US died on this day in history.  

Dec 21 Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 in the year 1890.  

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 in the year 1890.  

Dec 31 Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence) was born in the year 1890.  

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 in the year 1890.  

Jan 04 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born in the year 1890.  

Jan 05 Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies was born on this day in history.  

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