Page 11: Historical Events In 1890

Dec 18   Frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for British East Africa Company on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1890 klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880]   

Dec 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG) in the year 1890.   

Dec 21   On this day in history fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53)   

Dec 21   Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht" on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia.   

Dec 22   Mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm) in the year 1890.   

Dec 26   On this day in history heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86   

Dec 26   On this day in history king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company   

Dec 27   In the year 1890 maurice Schoemaker, composer   

Dec 28   On this day in history frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China)   

Dec 29   In the year 1890 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.   

Dec 29   Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history the "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America   

Dec 29   The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place in the year 1890.   

Dec 29   In the year 1890 uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

Dec 31   Ellis Island (New York NY) opens as a US immigration depot on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Ellis Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot in the year 1890.   

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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   On this day in history birth of alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

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 in the year 1890.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)   

Jan 08   In the year 1890 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1890 karl Merz, composer, dies at 53   

Feb 03   In the year 1890 christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72   

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