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What Happened on September 10, 1890

Famous Birthdays

Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973)

Italian fashion designer, born in Rome, Italy

  • Franz Werfel, Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet (Mirror Man, The Forty Days of Musa Dagh), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)
  • Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist who introduced scientific methods, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1976)

About September 10, 1890

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 133 years, 10 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Virgo