21 notable events from 1890 — massacres, murders and rail accidents.
- Wounded Knee Massacre
Dec 29, 1890 · United States · Massacre
- Sinking of the Ertuğrul
Sep 16, 1890 · Japan · Maritime disaster
- Louis Le Prince
Sep 16, 1890 · United Kingdom · Disappearance
- Ghost Dance War
Dec 29, 1890–Jan 15, 1891 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Royal baccarat scandal
1890s · United Kingdom · Scandal & controversy
- Baring crisis
1890 · Argentina · Crisis
- Manitoba Schools Question
1890–1896 · Canada · Crisis
- Johann Otto Hoch
Jan 1, 1890–Jan 1, 1905 · Murder & homicide
- Francis Hermans
Jan 1, 1890–Jan 1, 1896 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Second Portuguese–Ovimbundu War
1890–Mar 22, 1904 · Angola · War & armed conflict
- Kum Kapu demonstration
Jul 27, 1890 · Türkiye · Riot & unrest
- Massacre of Warsheikh
Apr 24, 1890 · Somalia · Massacre
- 1890 Norton Fitzwarren rail crash
Nov 11, 1890 · United Kingdom · Rail accident
- 1890 Quincy train wreck
Aug 19, 1890 · United States · Rail accident
- Coeur d'Alene miners' dispute
1890s · United States · Riot & unrest
- Koonchera Point massacre
Jan 1, 1890–Dec 31, 1899 · Australia · Massacre
- Murder of Marsh Cook
Jan 1, 1890 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Saint-Jean-de-Dieu asylum fire
May 6, 1890 · Canada · Fire
- Ticino coup
Sep 11, 1890 · Switzerland · War & armed conflict
- Vignale train crash
Oct 6, 1890 · Italy · Rail accident
- Patnos–Karakilise Incident
1890 · Türkiye · Massacre