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1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1890th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 890th year of the 2nd millennium, the 90th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1890, the ...
July 13 – In Minnesota, storms result in the Sea Wing disaster on Lake Pepin killing 98. August 6 – At Auburn Prison in New York, William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed in the electric chair. August 10 – In Boston, Irish-born poet John Boyle O'Reilly dies suddenly, aged 46.
The 1890s (pronounced "eighteen-nineties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1890, and ended on December 31, 1899. In American popular culture, the decade would later be nostalgically referred to as the "Gay Nineties" ( Gay as in 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy').
The 1890 United States census was taken beginning June 2, 1890. The census determined the resident population of the United States to be 62,979,766, an increase of 25.5 percent over the 50,189,209 persons enumerated during the 1880 census.
The 1890 United States elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Benjamin Harrison's term. Members of the 52nd United States Congress were chosen in this election. The Republicans suffered major losses due to the Panic of 1890 and the unpopularity of the McKinley Tariff .
The 1890s was the decade that began on January 1, 1890 and ended on December 31, 1899. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''190st decade''' which began on January 1, 1891 and ended on December 31, 1900. Events. Births. May 19, 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, prime minister (1946–1955) and president (1955–1969) of North Vietnam.
1890 United States House of Representatives elections. The 1890 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1890, with five states holding theirs early in between June and October. They occurred in the middle of President Benjamin Harrison 's term.
