Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer in the year 1890.   

Jan 02   Alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer in the year 1890.   

Jan 02   Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1890 1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

Jan 03   On this day in history the first US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

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

Jan 05   Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies in the year 1890.   

Jan 07   Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1890 henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)   

Jan 07   Nellie Bly boards the S.S. Oceanic at Yokohama January 7 and sails for San Francisco after having crossed the Atlantic, Europe, and Asia in her well-publicized attempt to girdle the earth in less than 80 days in the year 1890.   

Jan 07   On this day in history w B Purvis patents fountain pen   

Jan 08   On this day in history sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst   

Jan 09   In the year 1890 karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot"   

Jan 10   Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up) in the year 1890.   

Jan 10   In the year 1890 edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres   

Jan 11   In the year 1890 monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)   

Jan 12   Mordecai W Johnson, educator in the year 1890.   

Jan 14   Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director in the year 1890.   

Jan 17   Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1890 amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44   

Jan 20   On this day in history franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 21   1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper in the year 1890.   

Jan 21   The first issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1890 fred M Vinson, Ky, 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53)   

Jan 22   Jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in NYC on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history national Afro-American League forms in Chicago   

Jan 25   Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) in the year 1890.   

Jan 25   On this day in history new York World reporter Nellie Bly returns home after completing an around the world journey in just 72 days, six hours and eleven minutes.   

Jan 25   United Mine Workers of America forms on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1890 marguerite Canal, composer   

Jan 30   On this day in history karl Merz, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 31   Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)   

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Jan 01   Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence) was born in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 04   Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff was born in the year 1890.   

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 in the year 1890.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst was born in the year 1890.   

Jan 07   On this day in history augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78   

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 in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history karl Merz, composer, dies at 53   

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

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