1890 Calendar
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1890 Historical Event(s)
January 1, 1890
– The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is first held.
January 22, 1890
– The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
March 4, 1890
– The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1710 ft long, is opened by the Prince of Wales, who later becomes King Edward VII.
March 27, 1890
– A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.
April 7, 1890
– Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
July 1, 1890
– Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
July 2, 1890
– The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
October 1, 1890
– Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
November 4, 1890
– City & South London Railway: London’s first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
December 22, 1890
– Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kingsport and Kentville, Nova Scotia.
Who Were Born On 1890?
January 22, 1890
– Vinko Žganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (d. 1976)
January 28, 1890
– Robert Stroud, American convict, the Birdman of Alcatraz (d. 1963)
March 9, 1890
– Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician (d. 1986)
March 24, 1890
– Agnes Macphail, first female member of the Canadian House of Commons (d. 1954)
June 16, 1890
– Stan Laurel, British actor and comedian (d. 1965)
August 24, 1890
– Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian swimmer and surfer (d. 1968)
September 4, 1890
– Naima Wifstrand, Swedish film actor, operetta singer, troubadour, director and composer (d. 1968)
September 10, 1890
– Bob Heffron, Premier of New South Wales (d. 1978)
November 25, 1890
– Isaac Rosenberg, English war poet and artist (d. 1918)
December 26, 1890
– Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (d. 1992)