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

Aug 22 Vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69 in the year 1890.  

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

Sep 05 Ludwig Deppe, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 18 On this day in history dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor/playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67  

Sep 22 Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Oct 03 Andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 08 Caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Nov 16 Johann A H Scheler, Belgian man of letters/librarian, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 In the year 1890 johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77  

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

Nov 24 August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816) died on this day in history.  

Nov 27 Emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1890.  

Dec 03 On this day in history bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies  

Dec 04 On this day in history death of willem III, Dutch king, buried  

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

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

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

Dec 26 Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Dec 29 Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee in the year 1890.  

Dec 31 On this day in history death of pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826)  

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

Jan 01 Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 07 Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912) was born in the year 1890.  

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