Famous Deaths In 1890

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

Aug 11 John Henry Newman, English cardinal, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Aug 22 In the year 1890 vasile Alecsandri, Romania poet/Foreign minister, dies at 69  

Sep 03 In the year 1890 charles-A Chatrian, French writer (Waterloo), dies at 63  

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

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 In the year 1890 andries Andre, actor (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36  

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 Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1816) died in the year 1890.  

Oct 17 In the year 1890 prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer, dies at 77  

Oct 20 Sir Richard Burton, British explorer and writer (b. 1821) died in the year 1890.  

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

Nov 04 Jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74 in the year 1890.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 03 In the year 1890 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 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 Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Dec 26 Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86 in the year 1890.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1890.  

Jan 04 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912) was born on this day in history.  

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