Page 8: Historical Events In 1890

Sep 15   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (Murder on Orient Express).   

Sep 16   Ernst Deutsch, [Dorian], Prague Czech, actor (Moon is Down, 3rd Man).   

Sep 16   Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers.   

Sep 16   Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team the Packers.   

Sep 17   Lubov Tchernicheva, Russian ballerina   

Sep 18   Dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor/playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67.   

Sep 18   Vladimir Ambros, composer   

Sep 19   Turkish frigate "Ertogrul" burns off of Japan, results in the deaths of 540   

Sep 22   Ferdinand Gonseth, Swiss mathematician/philosopher.   

Sep 22   Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79   

Sep 23   Arthur Walter Kramer, composer   

Sep 23   Ed Cartwright bats in 7 RBIs in 1 inning.   

Sep 24   Alan Herbert, England, journalist/writer (Punch, Helen).   

Sep 24   Pres of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned.   

Sep 25   Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (Calif)   

Sep 25   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "Silver Blaze" (BG)   

Sep 26   US formally ends minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece.   

Sep 26   US formally ends minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3. piece.   

Sep 29   1st pro baseball game, NY Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in NYC.   

Oct 01   Alice Joyce, Kansas City MO, actress (Song O' My Heart)   

Oct 01   Congress creates Weather Bureau.   

Oct 01   The McKinley Tariff Act passed by Congress October 1 increases the average U.S. import duty.   

Oct 01   Yosemite National Park established   

Oct 02   Groucho Marx, [Julius], NYC, comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life).   

Oct 03   Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36.   

Oct 03   Capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo.   

Oct 03   Henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra).   

Oct 05   Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer.   

Oct 06   Mormon Church outlaws polygamy.   

Oct 07   John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89   

Oct 08   Cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer (pioneer WI Test player)   

Oct 09   Aimee Semple McPherson, evangelist (Pentecostal)/radio preacher.   

Oct 09   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Red-Headed League"   

Oct 09   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Red-Headed League".   

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Jan 01   Florence lawrence: Hamilton ont, silent screen actress (confidence)   

Jan 01   Anton melik: Slovenian geographer   

Jan 04   Alfred g jodl: German wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

Jan 04   Mosa pijade: Yugoslavia, mp (communist)   

Jan 05   Cora witherspoon: New orleans la, actress (bank dick), dies   

Jan 07   Henny porten: Magdeburg germany, silent screen star (deception)   

Jan 07   Maurice e mcloughlin: Tennis champ (us open-1912)   

Jan 08   Sandor rado: Hungarian/us psycho analyst   

Jan 07   Augusta maria l katharina: Wife of germ emperor wilhelm i,    

Jan 14   Francesco d'arcais: Composer,   

Jan 17   Salomon sulzer: Composer,   

Jan 18   Amadeus i fm: King of spain (1870-73),    

Jan 20   Franz paul lachner: Composer,    

Jan 30   Karl merz: Composer,    

Feb 03   Christophorus h d buys ballot: Dutch meteorologist,   

Feb 17   Christopher sholes: American inventor (b. 1819)