What is 1890s?
{{decadebox|189}} 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 <nowiki>'''190st decade'''</nowiki> which began on January 1, 1891 and ended on December 31, 1900. == Events == === Births === * [[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 === * Prime Minister [[John Sparrow David Thompson]] ([[Canada]]) * Prime Minister Sir [[Wilfrid Laurier]] ([[Canada]]) * Emperor [[Franz Josef of Austria|Franz Josef]] ([[Austria-Hungary]]) * Kaiser [[Wilhelm II of Germany|Wilhelm II]] ([[German Empire]]) * Chancellor [[Leo von Caprivi]] ([[German Empire]]) * King [[Umberto I of Italy|Umberto I]] ([[Italy]]) * [[Pope Leo XIII]] * Czar [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]] ([[Russia]]) * Czar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] ([[Russia]]) * Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|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