Historical Events In 1890

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny   

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

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

Jan 07   Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history douglas MacLean, Phila, silent film comedian/producer (Going Up)   

Jan 10   Edward Macdowell's "Lancelot & Elaine," premieres in the year 1890.   

Jan 11   Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy) on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history mordecai W Johnson, educator   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1890.   

Jan 21   1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper in the year 1890.   

Jan 21   The first issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   Jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in NYC on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history marguerite Canal, composer   

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

Jan 31   Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1890 birth of florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1890 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   

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

Jan 14   Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1890.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44   

Jan 20   In the year 1890 franz Paul Lachner, composer, dies at 86   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1890 christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist, dies at 72   

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