Today in History for May 1890

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 14 of 14

2nd - Territory of Oklahoma created
6th - Mormon Church renounces polygamy [1006-Truth Restored (Morman pub)]
12th - Louisiana legalized prize fighting
12th - The first-ever official County Championship match begins. Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Bristol. George Ulyett scores the first century in the competition.
13th - 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75
13th - Lord Salisbury offers Germany Helgoland in exchange for Zanzibar, Uganda & Equatoria
14th - 16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45
17th - Clyde Fitch's "Beau Brummel," premieres in NYC
17th - Comic Cuts, 1st weekly comic paper, published in London
17th - Pietro Mascagni's opera "Rustic Chivalry" premieres in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi
24th - Caprivi succeeds Bismarck on as chancellor of Germany
24th - Geo Train & Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma
24th - Tivoli Theater of Varities opens in London
30th - 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 16 of 16

2nd - E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi author (Triplanetary). Died 1965
3rd - B Traven, writer
5th - Christopher Morley, author (Kitty Foil)
6th - Claire Whitney, NY, silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine)
7th - Billy House, Minn, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I)
11th - Woodall Rodgers, mayor of Dallas, Texas (d. 1961)
14th - Alex Pompez, American baseball executive (d. 1974)
15th - Katherine Anne Porter, US, novelist (Ship of Fools)
17th - Philip James, composer
19th - Ho Chi Minh, trail blazer/leader of Vietnam (1946, 1969)
20th - Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor (Enzo-La Gioconde)
21st - Albert van Raalte, conductor (AVRO-orchestra)
23rd - Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes)
23rd - Virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer
26th - Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudes/portraits)
29th - Francis de Bourguignon, composer

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 3 of 3

6th - Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71
19th - Gus Kempis, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24
28th - Viktor Ernst Nessler, composer, dies at 49

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