Explore 1125 historical events from 1890–1899.
Benno Schotz was an Estonian-born Scottish sculptor, and one of Scotland's leading artists during the twentieth century.
Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer (died 1984)
Graf Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as the creator of a new, more mo…
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal (born 1800)
Nathaniel Woodard was a priest in the Church of England. He founded 11 schools for the middle classes in England whose aim was to provide education based on "sound principle and so…
Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (born 1811)
Joseph Mellick Leidy was an American paleontologist, parasitologist, and anatomist.
Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and author (born 1823)
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, often known as Madame Blavatsky, was a Russian and American mystic and writer who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. She gained an internationa…
Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (born 1831)
Sir John Robertson was a London-born Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales on five occasions. Robertson is best remembered for land reform and in particular the Robe…
John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (born 1816)
Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli was a Swiss botanist. He studied cell division and pollination but became known as the man who discouraged Gregor Mendel from further work on genetics. He r…
Carl Nägeli, Swiss botanist and mycologist (born 1817)
Ion Constantin Brătianu was one of the major political figures of 19th-century Romania. He was the son of Dincă Brătianu and the younger brother of Dumitru Brătianu, as well as the…
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confede…
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Peter Ward was a New York businessman and politician. From 1851–1859, Ward was the superintendent of the Newburgh Branch of the Erie Railroad. He also worked for the New York, Onta…
Peter Ward, New York politician (born 1827)
Wilhelm Eduard Weber was a German physicist and, together with Carl Friedrich Gauss, inventor of the first electromagnetic telegraph.
Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (born 1804)
Samuel Newitt Wood was an American attorney, newspaper editor, and member of the Kansas House of Representatives. He was also a Free State advocate in Kansas and an early supporter…
Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (born 1825)
Hannibal Hamlin was an American politician and diplomat who was the 15th vice president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first te…
Hannibal Hamlin, American lawyer and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (born 1809)
Hermann Raster was an American editor, abolitionist, writer, and anti-temperance political boss who served as chief editor and part-owner of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung, a widely c…
Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (born 1827)
Jean-Baptiste Capronnier was a Belgian stained glass painter. Born in Brussels in 1814, he had much to do with the modern revival of glass-painting, and first made his reputation b…
Jean-Baptiste Capronnier, Belgian stained glass painter (born 1814)
James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first …
James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (born 1819)
Sarah Childress Polk was the first lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849. She was the wife of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk.
Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (born 1803)
Jan Nepomuk Neruda was a Czech journalist, writer, poet and art critic; one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of the "May School".
Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (born 1834)
Robert Caldwell was a British missionary and linguist.
Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (born 1814)
The Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Sebastian, also known as the Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Saint Sebastian and commonly known as San Sebastian Church or San Sebastia…
San Sebastian Church (pictured), an all-iron church in Manila, was officially consecrated.
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century. He served in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy also served in t…
Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (born 1816)
The Chilean Civil War of 1891, or the Second Chilean Civil War or Revolution of 1891, was a civil war in Chile fought between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the P…
Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada (pictured) was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironc
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect William Burnet Tuthill and built b…
Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with
The Kronstadt–Toulon naval visits were reciprocal diplomatic visits carried out by the French and Russian navies in the lead up to the Franco-Russian Alliance (1894–1917). The visi…
During a visit of the French Navy to Kronstadt in Russia, the two nations reached a secret agreement on a joint…