Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1890

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

Aug 11 On this day in history john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89  

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

Sep 03 Charles-A Chatrian, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 On this day in history ludwig Deppe, composer, dies at 61  

Sep 18 Dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor/playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67 in the year 1890.  

Sep 22 Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79 in the year 1890.  

Oct 03 Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 in the year 1890.  

Oct 04 Catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (b. 1829) died in the year 1890.  

Oct 07 On this day in history john Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89  

Oct 13 Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816) died on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1890.  

Oct 20 Sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

Oct 23 Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies in the year 1890.  

Oct 26 Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies in the year 1890.  

Nov 03 On this day in history death of ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)  

Nov 04 On this day in history jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74  

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 On this day in history johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77  

Nov 23 Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73 in the year 1890.  

Nov 24 August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816) died in the year 1890.  

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 In the year 1890 death of willem III, Dutch king, buried  

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 in the year 1890.  

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

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

Dec 29 On this day in history big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee  

Dec 31 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1890.  

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)  

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