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   Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny in the year 1890.   

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

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

Jan 04   Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff in the year 1890.   

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) in the year 1890.   

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   In the year 1890 w B Purvis patents fountain pen   

Jan 08   In the year 1890 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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1890 mordecai W Johnson, educator   

Jan 14   Francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1890 karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

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

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

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1890 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   In the year 1890 jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in NYC   

Jan 25   National Afro-American League forms in Chicago in the year 1890.   

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 in the year 1890.   

Jan 25   United Mine Workers of America forms on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Marguerite Canal, composer in the year 1890.   

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   Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China) in the year 1890.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of florence Lawrence, Hamilton Ont, silent screen actress (Confidence)   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1890 birth of henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star (Deception)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1890.   

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

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