Timeline August 1890

Events in August 1890 4

• 1801 – 1890 John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Died 11 August 1890, aged 89 John Henry Newman was an English theologian and cardinal who led the Oxford Movement before converting from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism in 1845. He founded the Birmingham Oratory and wrote influential works including Apologia Pro Vita Sua. He was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church in 2019.
• 1890 US Championships 1890 Men: Oliver Campbell · Women: Ellen Roosevelt
• 1890 First execution by electric chair William Kemmler dies at Auburn Prison William Kemmler became the first person executed by electric chair, at Auburn Prison in New York. The execution was botched and drew widespread criticism, intensifying the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over alternating and direct current power. It established the electric chair as a method of capital punishment in the United States.
• 1890 – 1976 Man Ray (1890-1976) Died 18 November 1976, aged 86 Man Ray, the American visual artist associated with the Dada and Surrealist movements, died in Paris. He was renowned for his innovative photographic techniques, including the 'rayograph', and for his portraits of fellow artists and celebrities. He had spent most of his career living and working in France.