Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history the first US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

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   On this day in history augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1890 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)   

Jan 10   In the year 1890 edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres   

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   On this day in history karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

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   Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 22   In the year 1890 fred M Vinson, Ky, 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53)   

Jan 22   In the year 1890 jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in NYC   

Jan 25   On this day in history national Afro-American League forms in Chicago   

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

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 in the year 1890.   

Jan 25   In the year 1890 united Mine Workers of America forms   

Jan 29   In the year 1890 marguerite Canal, composer   

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

Jan 31   Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde) in the year 1890.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

Jan 07   Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1890 birth of maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)   

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 in the year 1890.   

Jan 14   Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1890.   

Jan 17   Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72 in the year 1890.   

Feb 17   Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) died in the year 1890.