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Born on Saturday January 18, 1890
Died on Saturday January 18, 1890

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 18, 1890 at Delpher


Born on January 18
  • 1882 » A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright († 1956)
  • 1886 » Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator († 1962)
  • 1888 » Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot († 1989)
  • 1892 » Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach († 1957)
  • 1892 » Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian († 1957)
  • 1892 » Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic († 1956)
  • 1893 » Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic († 1984)
  • 1894 » Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter († 1976)
  • 1896 » C. M. Eddy Jr., American author († 1967)
  • 1896 » Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner († 1982)

Died on January 18

Names that were popular for boys in 1890
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Jacob
  9. Petrus
  10. Jacobus
  11. Adrianus
  12. Dirk
  13. Arie
  14. Hendrikus
  15. Gerardus
  16. Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1890
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Adriana
  7. Hendrika
  8. Wilhelmina
  9. Catharina
  10. Aaltje
  11. Grietje
  12. Jacoba
  13. Trijntje
  14. Neeltje
  15. Geertruida
  16. Petronella

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1890
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
  • June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
  • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
  • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
  • November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
  • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
Weather January 18, 1890

The temperature on January 18, 1890 was about 0.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.

Source: KNMI