Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer in the year 1890.  

Jan 02   Alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer in the year 1890.  

Jan 02   In the year 1890 record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny  

Jan 03   1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin in the year 1890.  

Jan 03   The first US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin in the year 1890.  

Jan 04   Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff in the year 1890.  

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1890 henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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  

Jan 07   W B Purvis patents fountain pen in the year 1890.  

Jan 08   In the year 1890 sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst  

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

Jan 10   Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up) in the year 1890.  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1890 monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)  

Jan 12   In the year 1890 mordecai W Johnson, educator  

Jan 14   In the year 1890 francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59  

Jan 16   Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1890 salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 18   In the year 1890 amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44  

Jan 20   Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1890.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1890 the first issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper  

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

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

Jan 25   National Afro-American League forms in Chicago in the year 1890.  

Jan 25   In the year 1890 nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days)  

Jan 25   In the year 1890 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 in the year 1890.  

Jan 29   Marguerite Canal, composer in the year 1890.  

Jan 30   Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1890.  

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

Feb 02   In the year 1890 jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)  

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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   Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff was born in the year 1890.  

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

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)  

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

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   On this day in history salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85  

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

Feb 03   Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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