1890

Events

• First person executed by the electric chair.
• Howard Carter is hired by Percy Newberry to help him finish pencil tracings in Egypt.
• San Francisco, United States of America has a population of 298,997.
• The British establish the protectorate of British East Africa and subdue the Maasai to some extent.
• The Sherman Anti-Trust Act is issued.

Births

• Anthony Fokker
• Charles de Gaulle
• Lily (Approximate)

Deaths

• Heinrich Schliemann

Appearances

• African Safari (Historical Note)

Behind the scenes

In The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones, Henry Walton Jones, Senior's "born on" date over his wanted papers erroneously states that he was born on June 6, 1890, which would make him only 8 years old when his son was born. Possibly, the error was a nod to the fact that the late Sir Sean Connery, who portrayed Henry Jones, Sr. in the movie, was only 12 years older than Harrison Ford.

Sources

• "Uncovering the History Behind Young Indy Part Two" - The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 17
• So Then What Happened? (Non-fiction source)
• Indiana Jones Explores Ancient Greece (Non-fiction source)
• The World of Indiana Jones
• Indiana Jones and the Golden Vampires
•  Chapter 8: The Trenches of Hell on The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (backup link on Archive.org)
• Howard Carter and the Tomb of Tutankhamun (Non-fiction source)
• The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
• Grail Diary (prop replica)

External links

• 1890 on Wikipedia