Famous Deaths In 1890

Aug 06 John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) died in the year 1890.  

Aug 11 John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 In the year 1890 charles-A Chatrian, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 63  

Sep 05 In the year 1890 ludwig Deppe, composer, dies at 61  

Sep 18 Dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor/playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Sep 22 On this day in history johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79  

Oct 03 In the year 1890 andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36  

Oct 04 In the year 1890 death of catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829)  

Oct 07 In the year 1890 john Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89  

Oct 13 Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816) died in the year 1890.  

Oct 17 On this day in history prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77  

Oct 20 In the year 1890 death of sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821)  

Oct 23 In the year 1890 karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies  

Oct 26 On this day in history collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies  

Nov 03 In the year 1890 death of ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)  

Nov 04 Jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74 in the year 1890.  

Nov 08 In the year 1890 caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67  

Nov 16 In the year 1890 johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71  

Nov 22 Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Nov 23 In the year 1890 willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73  

Nov 24 In the year 1890 death of august Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816)  

Nov 27 On this day in history emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69  

Dec 03 Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 04 Willem III, Dutch king, buried died in the year 1890.  

Dec 10 Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Dec 15 Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US died on this day in history.  

Dec 21 Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 in the year 1890.  

Dec 26 In the year 1890 heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86  

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

Dec 31 In the year 1890 death of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826)  

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

Jan 01 Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966) was born in the year 1890.  

Jan 04 In the year 1890 birth of alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff  

Jan 04 In the year 1890 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 Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst was born on this day in history.