Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer   

Jan 02   In the year 1890 record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny   

Jan 03   In the year 1890 1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

Jan 03   On this day in history the first US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

Jan 04   On this day in history alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

Jan 05   Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1890 augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78   

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

Jan 07   Nellie Bly boards the S.S. Oceanic at Yokohama January 7 and sails for San Francisco after having crossed the Atlantic, Europe, and Asia in her well-publicized attempt to girdle the earth in less than 80 days on this day in history.   

Jan 07   W B Purvis patents fountain pen in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1890 karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot"   

Jan 10   Douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up) in the year 1890.   

Jan 10   On this day in history edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres   

Jan 11   Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy) in the year 1890.   

Jan 12   In the year 1890 mordecai W Johnson, educator   

Jan 14   In the year 1890 francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59   

Jan 16   Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 18   Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 in the year 1890.   

Jan 20   On this day in history franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 21   On this day in history 1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper   

Jan 21   The first issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper in the year 1890.   

Jan 22   Fred M Vinson, Ky, 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53) in the year 1890.   

Jan 22   Jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in NYC in the year 1890.   

Jan 25   In the year 1890 national Afro-American League forms in Chicago   

Jan 25   On this day in history nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days)   

Jan 25   New York World reporter Nellie Bly returns home after completing an around the world journey in just 72 days, six hours and eleven minutes in the year 1890.   

Jan 25   In the year 1890 united Mine Workers of America forms   

Jan 29   Marguerite Canal, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)   

Feb 02   Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 07   Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78 in the year 1890.   

Jan 14   In the year 1890 francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59   

Jan 17   On this day in history salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 18   Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 in the year 1890.   

Jan 20   Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history karl Merz, composer, dies at 53   

Feb 03   Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1890 death of christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819)