Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   Alice Sanger is recorded as becoming 1st female White House staffer   

Jan 02   Alice Sanger is recorded as becoming inaugural female White House staffer.   

Jan 02   Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny   

Jan 03   1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

Jan 03   The inaugural US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

Jan 04   Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff.   

Jan 05   Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies.   

Jan 07   Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78.   

Jan 07   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.   

Jan 07   W B Purvis patents fountain pen.   

Jan 08   Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst   

Jan 09   Karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot".   

Jan 10   Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)   

Jan 10   Edward Macdowell's "Lancelot and Elaine," premieres   

Jan 11   Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)   

Jan 12   Mordecai W Johnson, educator   

Jan 14   Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59.   

Jan 16   Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

Jan 17   Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 18   Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44   

Jan 20   Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 21   1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper   

Jan 21   The inaugural issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper.   

Jan 22   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   

Jan 25   National Afro-American League forms in Chicago   

Jan 25   Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days)   

Jan 25   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   

Jan 29   Marguerite Canal, composer   

Jan 30   Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53.   

Jan 31   Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)   

Feb 02   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)   

Jan 01   Anton melik: Slovenian geographer    

Jan 04   Alfred g jodl: German wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

Jan 04   Mosa pijade: Yugoslavia, mp (communist)   

Jan 05   Cora witherspoon: New orleans la, actress (bank dick), dies   

Jan 07   Henny porten: Magdeburg germany, silent screen star (deception)   

Jan 07   Maurice e mcloughlin: Tennis champ (us open-1912)   

Jan 08   Sandor rado: Hungarian/us psycho analyst   

Jan 07   Augusta maria l katharina: Wife of germ emperor wilhelm i,   

Jan 14   Francesco d'arcais: Composer,   

Jan 17   Salomon sulzer: Composer,   

Jan 18   Amadeus i fm: King of spain (1870-73),   

Jan 20   Franz paul lachner: Composer,   

Jan 30   Karl merz: Composer,   

Feb 03   Christophorus h d buys ballot: Dutch meteorologist,    

Feb 17   Christopher sholes: American inventor (b. 1819)