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Current Events:
- William
Purvis receives a patent for the fountain pen. |
Thursday, 16
January 1890 |
Wednesday, 22
January 1890 |
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Current Events:
- The
longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge, is opened
in Scotland by the Prince of Wales. |
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Current Events:
- German
Chancellor Otto von Bismark resigns after disagreement with
German Emperor Wilhelm II. |
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Current Events:
- British
Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil offers Helgoland to
Germany in exchange for Zanzibar, Uganda & Equatoria. |
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Current Events:
- The
Tivoli
Theater opens in London. |
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Current Events:
- Dutch
painter Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days
later on 29 July. |
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- Crowley climbs
Beinn Mheadhain (aka Ben Vane - 915m) in Scotland. |
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Wednesday,
13
August 1890 |
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- Crowley climbs
Ben Cruachan (1126m) in Scotland. |
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- Crowley
climbs
Ben Nevis (1344m) in Scotland. |
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- Crowley
is 15 years old. |
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Current Events:
- The
Prince of Wales opens the first underground station at
Stockwell, South London. |
Saturday, 22
November 1890 |
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Current Events:
- Charles
de Gaulle is born. |
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Current Events:
- Hector
Berlioz's opera Les Troyens premieres in Karlsruhe,
Germany. |
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Current Events:
- Sitting
Bull dies. |
Wednesday,
17 December 1890 |
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Current Events:
- The U.S.
7th Cavalry massacres 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee,
South Dakota. |
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