Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1890

Aug 06 John Hart or William Kemmler, US, 1st executed in electric chair (NY) died on this day in history.  

Aug 11 On this day in history 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 Ludwig Deppe, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 18 In the year 1890 dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor/playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67  

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

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

Oct 17 In the year 1890 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 Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies in the year 1890.  

Oct 26 Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian writer (Pinocchio), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 03 Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

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 Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77 in the year 1890.  

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

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

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

Dec 10 In the year 1890 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 Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 in the year 1890.  

Dec 26 On this day in history heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86  

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

Dec 31 Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican war heroine (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born in the year 1890.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)  

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