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 in the year 1890.  

Dec 19   Klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880] in the year 1890.  

Dec 19   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG)  

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

Dec 21   On this day in history niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73  

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) on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Dec 26   In the year 1890 king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company  

Dec 27   On this day in history maurice Schoemaker, composer  

Dec 28   In the year 1890 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   In the year 1890 big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee  

Dec 29   Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west in the year 1890.  

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

Dec 29   On this day in history the last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place  

Dec 29   US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD on this day in history.  

Dec 31   On this day in history ellis Island (New York NY) opens as a US immigration depot  

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1890 birth of anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)  

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 in the year 1890.  

Jan 05   Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 17   Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) died on this day in history.