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   On this day in history klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880]  

Dec 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG) on this day in history.  

Dec 21   Fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53) in the year 1890.  

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

Dec 21   Pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht" in the year 1890.  

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

Dec 22   In the year 1890 mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm)  

Dec 26   Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 in the year 1890.  

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

Dec 27   On this day in history 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   The "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America in the year 1890.  

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 in the year 1890.  

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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1890 birth of florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)  

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

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   In the year 1890 birth of henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)  

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   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   Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1890 franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 30   Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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