What Happened In January 1890 - Historical Events 1890 January

Historical Events for January, 1890

1st » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italy known as Italian government.
1st » The Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, is first held.
22nd » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
25th » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.

1st » Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (d. 1966)
2nd » Henrik Visnapuu, Estonian poet and dramatist (d. 1951)
4th » Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, American pulp writer and publisher, founder of DC Comics (d. 1968)
9th » Karel Čapek, Czech author (d. 1938)
9th » Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist (d. 1935)
10th » Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (d. 1957)
10th » Pina Menichelli, Italian actress (d. 1984)
11th » Harold Bride, English wireless officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1956)
11th » Max Carey, American baseball player (d. 1976)
11th » Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet (d. 1954)
12th » Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician (d. 1946)
13th » Jüri Uluots, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1945)
15th » Tommy Fleming (soccer) or Tommy Fleming, American soccer player (d. 1965)
22nd » Fred M. Vinson, American politician and judge, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1953)
22nd » Vinko Žganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (d. 1976)
28th » Robert Stroud, American ornithologist (d. 1963)
30th » Bruno Kastner, German actor (d. 1932)