The 1890s

Explore 552 historical events from 1890–1899.

1896 130 years ago

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Mark Wayne Clark was a United States Army officer who fought in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. He was the youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army during World W…

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1896 130 years ago

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Joseph Lawton Collins was a senior United States Army officer. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations, one of a few senior American …

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1896 130 years ago

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Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon was an Indian academic, independence activist, politician, lawyer, and statesman. Menon contributed to the Indian independence movement and India's …

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1896 130 years ago

Sydney Kyte, British bandleader (died 1981)

Sydney Bernard Kyte was a British dance band leader and violinist who became known in the 1930s, when he led the resident band at The Piccadilly Hotel in London's West End. Kyte ma…

Sydney Kyte, British bandleader (died 1981)

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1896 130 years ago

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Robert Sanderson Mulliken was an American physical chemist, primarily responsible for the early development of molecular orbital theory, i.e. the elaboration of the molecular orbit…

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