Jan 1 French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed Jan 1 King Pakketvaart sails to Neth Indies Historic Event Jan 26 Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua" premieres in NYC Writer and Poet Oscar Wilde Jan 27 Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania Jan 29 Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch Jan 31 The first attempt of a Portuguese republican revolution breakes out in the northern city of Porto 1890 Historical Events by Year 1892