Discover what happened on 22 August 1890 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Arthur Doe (American Rhodes Scholar)
- A. F. Rodin
- Hans-Joachim Buddecke (German flying ace (1890–1918))
- Heinrich Peters (German farmer (1890-1957))
- Cecil Kellaway (South African actor (1890–1973))
- Patriarch Vikentije of Serbia (Patriarch of Serbia (1890–1958))
- Floyd Henry Allport (American psychologist (1890-1979))
- Richard König (Swiss economist (1890-1949))
- Walther Sontheimer (German teacher and classical philologist (1890–1984))
- Arthur Scholes (long-distance runner)
- Ben Trace (American composer)
- Bill Hunt (American racing driver)
- Eric Lindholm (Swedish distance runner (1890–1957))
- Henry “Son” Sims (American Delta blues violinist and songwriter (1890–1958))
- Henryk Hilarowicz (Polish physician, surgeon (1890–1941))
- Hugo Sundberg (Swedish politician)
- Rudolf Heynsen (Recipient of the Knight’s Cross)
- Shayle Gardner (New Zealand actor (1890-1945))
- Urban Shocker (American baseball player (1890–1928))
- Maini Askolin
- Ants Jürima (Estonian pharmacist)
- Fritz August Bimler (Polish painter (1890-1966))
- Ernest Piot (Belgian politician (1890-1969))
- Joachim Kirchner (German librarian (1890-1978))
- Ernst Karl Gillmann
- Henri Van Ostaeyen (politician)
- Jean Sauclière
- Fritz Argus
- Jean Henri Haquet
- Albert Bertrand-Mistral (French poet)
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- Lily Gad
- Carlo Mallia (Italian politician)
- Dorothy Grosvenor (noblewoman; (1890-1966))
- Sir Hussey Burgh Fairlie-Cuninghame of Robertland, 14th Bt. ((1890-1939))
- Sisir Kumar Sinha ((1890-1950))
- Erwin Stimming
- Gerhardt Müller
- José Lucio Mediavilla (Spanish composer (1890-1958))
- Jules Slosse (photographer)
- Viktor Fischl (Holocaust victim (born 1890))
- Martha Strauss (holocaust victim, b. 1890-08-22)
- Antonín Vladimír Šoustal
- Otilie Kriebelová
- Herman Ipsen Lund (danish-American boatbuilder)
Deaths
- Antoine Dansaert (Belgian politician and private banker)
- Carl Frederik Fearnley (Norwegian astronomer (1818-1890))
- Marie-Jean Blanc Saint-Hilaire
- Josef Rabl
- Isobel Graham Finlayson (English-born diarist and artist (1811-1890))
- Paul Friedrich Richard Baron
- Adolphe Mourier
- Lady Edith Noel ((1849-1890))
- Montagu Edward Bradford ((1867-1890), son of Sir Edward Bradford)
- Wilhelm Bauer
- Zenon Pilecki
- Auguste Munch
- Walter Howe (American lawyer and politician)
- Benigne Etienne Marie Le Gouz De Saint-Seine
- Antoine Dansaert (Belgian politician and private banker)
- Carl Frederik Fearnley (Norwegian astronomer (1818-1890))
- Marie-Jean Blanc Saint-Hilaire
- Josef Rabl
- Isobel Graham Finlayson (English-born diarist and artist (1811-1890))
- Paul Friedrich Richard Baron
- Adolphe Mourier
- Lady Edith Noel ((1849-1890))
- Montagu Edward Bradford ((1867-1890), son of Sir Edward Bradford)
- Wilhelm Bauer
- Zenon Pilecki
- Auguste Munch
- Walter Howe (American lawyer and politician)