Historical figures in 1890
The atlas holds 14 people and 24 moments here, in 1890. The most recorded lives are Vincent van Gogh, Anton Chekhov and Mark Twain. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.
Notable people
Vincent van Gogh
in 1890
4 moments here
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…
Anton Chekhov
in 1890
4 moments here
Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…
Mark Twain
in 1890
2 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1890
2 moments here
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1890
2 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1890
2 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1890
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Friedrich Nietzsche
in 1890
1 moment here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1890
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1890
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Harry S. Truman
in 1890
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Agatha Christie
in 1890
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1890
1 moment here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Ernest Rutherford
in 1890
1 moment here
New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…
Moments
- 1890 Sakhalin expedition Anton Chekhov
- 1890 Student at Canterbury College Ernest Rutherford
- 1890 Lives under his mother's care in Naumburg Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1890 Move to Independence Harry S. Truman
- 1890 Childhood in Làng Sen Ho Chi Minh
- 1890 Meets vegetarians on the Isle of Wight Mahatma Gandhi
- 1890 Returns to Hannibal for his mother's funeral Mark Twain
- 1890 Visits his mother in Keokuk Mark Twain
- 1890 Retirement at Friedrichsruh Otto von Bismarck
- 1890 Retirement at Varzin estate Otto von Bismarck
- 1890 Florentine work on The Queen of Spades Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1890 Estate life at Shilaidaha Rabindranath Tagore
- 1890 Journey through Tomsk Anton Chekhov
- 1890 Birth at Hoàng Trù Ho Chi Minh
- 1890 Arrives for final months in Auvers Vincent van Gogh
- 1890 Lodges at Auberge Ravoux Vincent van Gogh
- 1890 Works from Auvers-sur-Oise Vincent van Gogh
- 1890 Arrival in Irkutsk Anton Chekhov
- 1890 Arrival on Sakhalin Anton Chekhov
- 1890 Dies at Auberge Ravoux Vincent van Gogh
- 1890 Birth at Ashfield Agatha Christie
- 1890 Birth in Denison Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1890 Birth in Lille Charles de Gaulle
- 1890 Conducting in Tiflis Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky