What Happened on August 22, 1890

Famous Birthdays

  • Cecil Kellaway, South African-American stage and screen character actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner; The Luck of the Irish), born in Cape Town, Cape Colony (now South Africa) (d. 1973)
  • Floyd Henri Allport, American psychologist and sociologist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1979)

Famous Deaths

  • Vasile Alecsandri, Romanian foreign minister, diplomat and poet, dies at 69
Died in 1890 1890 Highlights

About August 22, 1890

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 133 years, 8 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Leo