1890s
decade
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.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s – 1890s – 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events
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change- May 19, 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, prime minister (1946–1955) and president (1955–1969) of North Vietnam
- September 15, 1890 – Agatha Christie, English writer
- October 2, 1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian
- October 14, 1890 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, president of the United States 1953–1961
- November 22, 1890 – Charles de Gaulle, president of France 1958–1969
- June 9, 1891 – Cole Porter, American musician
- January 3, 1892 – J.R.R. Tolkien, English author
- May 7, 1892 – Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia 1953–1980
- December 26, 1893 – Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China
World leaders
change- Prime Minister John Sparrow David Thompson (Canada)
- Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Canada)
- Emperor Franz Josef (Austria-Hungary)
- Kaiser Wilhelm II (German Empire)
- Chancellor Leo von Caprivi (German Empire)
- King Umberto I (Italy)
- Pope Leo XIII
- Czar Alexander III (Russia)
- Czar Nicholas II (Russia)
- Queen Victoria (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Prime Minister Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (United Kingdom)
- Prime Minister Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (United Kingdom)
- President Benjamin Harrison (United States)
- President Grover Cleveland (United States)
- President William McKinley (United States)
- Shahs of Persia (Qajar dynasty)
- Nasser-al-Din Shah, 1848–1896
- Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896–1907