Timeline September 1890

Events in September 1890 3

• 1890 – 1976 Agatha Christie Queen of Mystery The best-selling novelist of all time.
• 1890 – 1976 Agatha Christie (1890-1976) Died 12 January 1976, aged 85 Agatha Christie, the best-selling novelist known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, died at her home in Wallingford, England. She remains the best-selling novelist of all time, with over two billion copies of her books sold worldwide. Her play The Mousetrap was already the longest continuously running show in theatre history.
• 1890 Woodruff Manifesto issued Mormon Church advises against new plural marriages Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints president Wilford Woodruff issued a manifesto formally advising members to stop performing new plural marriages. The declaration responded to intensifying federal prosecution of polygamists under the Edmunds-Tucker Act. It paved the way for Utah's eventual admission as a US state.