Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   In the year 1890 alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer   

Jan 02   In the year 1890 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   On this day in history 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   Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff in the year 1890.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   W B Purvis patents fountain pen on this day in history.   

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   Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy) on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Mordecai W Johnson, educator in the year 1890.   

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   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) in the year 1890.   

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   On this day in history united Mine Workers of America forms   

Jan 29   In the year 1890 marguerite Canal, composer   

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

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

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1890 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 in the year 1890.   

Jan 04   Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)   

Jan 07   Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912) was born in the year 1890.   

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

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

Jan 14   Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

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

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