Page 11: Historical Events In 1890

Dec 18   On this day in history frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for British East Africa Company.   

Dec 18   On this day in history lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda   

Dec 19   Klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880] in the year 1890.   

Dec 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG) in the year 1890.   

Dec 21   In the year 1890 fred M Vinson, US Supreme Court Justice (1946-53)   

Dec 21   Niels Vilhelm Gade, Danish composer, dies at 73 in the year 1890.   

Dec 21   Pim Mulier 1st & only trip to "Alvesteddetocht" in the year 1890.   

Dec 22   Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia in the year 1890.   

Dec 22   Mark Tobey, US abstract painter (Broadway Norm) on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 1890 heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (Trojan War), dies at 86   

Dec 26   In the year 1890 king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company   

Dec 27   In the year 1890 maurice Schoemaker, composer   

Dec 28   In the year 1890 frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter (Road to Bali, China)   

Dec 29   On this day in history 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.   

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

Dec 29   Federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west on this day in history.   

Dec 29   The "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America on this day in history.   

Dec 29   The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

Dec 31   Ellis Island (New York NY) opens as a US immigration depot in the year 1890.   

Dec 31   Ellis Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot 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   In the year 1890 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   Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies was born in the year 1890.   

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

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1890 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 30   Karl Merz, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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)