What Happened In July 1890 - Historical Events 1890 July

Historical Events for July, 1890

1st » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraphy or telegraph cable.
2nd » The Congress of the United States known as U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
3rd » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
10th » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
27th » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.

5th » Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and journalist (d. 1954)
6th » Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (d. 1936)
18th » Frank Forde, Australian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)
20th » George II of Greece (d. 1947)
22nd » Rose Kennedy, American philanthropist (d. 1995)
26th » Daniel J. Callaghan, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1942)
27th » Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower (d. 1976)
30th » Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager (d. 1975)

7th » Henri Nestlé, German businessman, founded Nestlé (b. 1814)
13th » John C. Frémont, American general and politician, 5th List of Governors of Arizona known as Territorial Governor of Arizona (b. 1813)
13th » Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (b. 1819)
15th » Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1819)
29th » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (b. 1853)