Historical Events In 1890

Dec 18   Frederick Lugard occupies Uganda for British East Africa Company on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Lugards expedition to Mengo/Kampala, Uganda on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Dec 21   On this day in history 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" on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1890.   

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

Dec 26   On this day in history king Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company   

Dec 27   Maurice Schoemaker, composer in the year 1890.   

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   Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee in the year 1890.   

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

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

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

Dec 29   In the year 1890 uS 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD   

Dec 31   Ellis Island (New York NY) opens as a US immigration depot on this day in history.   

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   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   Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP (communist) was born in the year 1890.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

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

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78   

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

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

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

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

Feb 17   Christopher Sholes, American inventor (b. 1819) died on this day in history.