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 In the year 1890 john Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89  

Aug 22 On this day in history vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69  

Sep 03 Charles-A Chatrian, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 63 in the year 1890.  

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 07 John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1890.  

Oct 13 On this day in history death of samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816)  

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 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 In the year 1890 jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74  

Nov 08 Caesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67 in the year 1890.  

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

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

Nov 23 Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 27 Emmanuele Muzio, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Dec 03 Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies in the year 1890.  

Dec 04 Willem III, Dutch king, buried died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1890 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 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 Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 07 Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception) was born in the year 1890.  

Jan 07 In the year 1890 birth of maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)  

Jan 08 In the year 1890 birth of sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst