Historical Events In 1890

Jan 02   In the year 1890 alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer   

Jan 02   Alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 1st US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin   

Jan 03   The first US college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1890 alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff   

Jan 05   Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies in the year 1890.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1890 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   

Jan 07   On this day in history w B Purvis patents fountain pen   

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

Jan 09   Karel Capek, Czech, writer (R U R); coined the word "robot" on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1890 douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)   

Jan 10   In the year 1890 edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres   

Jan 11   In the year 1890 monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)   

Jan 12   Mordecai W Johnson, educator in the year 1890.   

Jan 14   On this day in history francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59   

Jan 16   On this day in history karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

Jan 17   Salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1890.   

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

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

Jan 22   On this day in history fred M Vinson, Ky, 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53)   

Jan 22   On this day in history jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in NYC   

Jan 25   National Afro-American League forms in Chicago on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1890 nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days)   

Jan 25   On this day in history new York World reporter Nellie Bly returns home after completing an around the world journey in just 72 days, six hours and eleven minutes.   

Jan 25   On this day in history united Mine Workers of America forms   

Jan 29   In the year 1890 marguerite Canal, composer   

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   In the year 1890 jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1890 birth of anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1890 birth of cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst was born in the year 1890.   

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   In the year 1890 salomon Sulzer, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 18   In the year 1890 amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44   

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

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

Feb 03   On this day in history christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72   

Feb 17   Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) died in the year 1890.