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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. Trijntje
  13. Jacoba
  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.
  • March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
  • March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
  • July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
  • August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
  • September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
  • November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
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