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
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 133 years, 10 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Leo
