Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   On this day in history alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer   

Jan 02   In the year 1890 alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1890 augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)   

Jan 10   On this day in history edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres   

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   On this day in history francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59   

Jan 16   In the year 1890 karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   The first issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 25   Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history marguerite Canal, composer   

Jan 30   In the year 1890 karl Merz, composer, dies at 53   

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

Jan 01   Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966) was born in the year 1890.   

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

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

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

Jan 07   Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78 in the year 1890.   

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   Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 in the year 1890.   

Jan 20   On this day in history franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 30   In the year 1890 karl Merz, composer, dies at 53   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1890 death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)