Historical Events In 1890

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1890 cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

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   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 in the year 1890.   

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

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1890 douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)   

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

Jan 11   Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy) in the year 1890.   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1890.   

Jan 17   In the year 1890 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   On this day in history franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 21   In the year 1890 1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper   

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1890 united Mine Workers of America forms   

Jan 29   On this day in history marguerite Canal, composer   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1890 adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)   

Feb 02   Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China) on this day in history.   

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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   Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1890.   

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

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

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

Jan 17   Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1890 franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

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

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

Feb 17   On this day in history death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)