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1890
1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).
Events
Unknown dates
Births
January-March
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January 1 - Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)
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January 4 - Victor Lustig, Bohemian-born con artist (d. 1947)
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January 7 - Henny Porten , actress (d. 1960)
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January 9 - Kurt Tucholsky, German-born journalist and satirist (d. 1935)
- January 9 - Karel Čapek, Czech writer (d. 1938)
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February 10 - Boris Pasternak, Russian writer, winner Nobel Prize in literature (d. 1960)
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January 19 - Elise Rivet, French Roman Catholic nun and war hero (d. 1945)
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February 11 - John de Vries , fairy tale writer
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February 14 - Nina Hamnett, Welsh artist (d. 1956)
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February 17 - Ronald Fisher, English biologist (d. 1962)
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February 18 - Adolphe Menjou, American actor (d. 1963)
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February 24 - Marjorie Main, American actress (d. 1975)
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February 25 - Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)
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February 27 - Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933)
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March 9 - (new style) Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986)
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March 11 - Vannevar Bush, American engineer, inventor, and politician (d. 1974)
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March 20 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (d. 1957)
- March 20 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American tenor (d. 1973)
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March 28 - Paul Whiteman, American bandleader (d. 1967)
April-June
July-September
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July 18 - Frank Forde, fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)
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August 5 - Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor (d. 1956)
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August 18 - Walther Funk, German Nazi politician (d. 1960).
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August 20 - Howard Phillips Lovecraft, American writer (d. 1937)
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August 24 - Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer (d. 1968)
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September 10 - Elsa Schiaparelli, French couturiere (d. 1973)
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September 15 - Agatha Christie, English writer (d. 1976)
- September 15 - Frank Martin, Swiss composer (d. 1974)
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September 20 - Jelly Roll Morton, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1941)
October-December
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October 2 - Groucho Marx, American comedian (d. 1977)
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October 14 - Dwight David Eisenhower, U.S. general and President of the United States (d. 1969)
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October 16 - Michael Collins, Irish patriot (d. 1922)
- October 16 - Paul Strand, American photographer (d. 1976)
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November 22 - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (d. 1970)
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November 23 - El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
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November 24 - August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816)
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December 5 - David Bomberg, English painter (d. 1957)
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December 8 - Bohuslav Martinu, Czech composer (d. 1959)
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December 30 - Lanoe Hawker, British fighter pilot (d. 1916)
Deaths
Last updated: 10-22-2005 13:41:25
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