Historical Events In 1889

May 31   Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn on this day in history.   

May 31   Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania in the year 1889.   

May 31   The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 in the year 1889.   

Jun 01   On this day in history 1890 flu pandemic in Worldwide killing 1 million people   

Jun 01   Europe's Orient Express completes arrangements for travel between Paris and Constantinople without change of train on this day in history.   

Jun 03   The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast in the year 1889.   

Jun 03   The first CP train arrives in Saint John, NB from Montréal marking the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a coast to coast railway in the year 1889.   

Jun 06   In the year 1889 great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks   

Jun 08   Cable Cars begin service in LA on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1889 joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)   

Jun 08   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG)   

Jun 10   On this day in history cliff Clark, actor (Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout)   

Jun 11   On this day in history wesley Ruggles, actor/producer/director (Keystone Kops)   

Jun 12   On this day in history single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc)   

Jun 13   2 feet of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming on this day in history.   

Jun 13   2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1889 victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist   

Jun 15   On this day in history mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

Jun 15   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adv "Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   In the year 1889 paul Joostens, Flemish painter   

Jun 19   In the year 1889 enrico Celio, president (Switzerland)   

Jun 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Man with the Twisted Lip" on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1889 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Man with the Twisted Lip"   

Jun 22   In the year 1889 louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss   

Jun 25   Ethel Glenn Hier, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor   

Jun 27   In the year 1889 carlotta Patti, Italian soprano, dies   

Jun 28   Frank Mayo, silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history eugenio Terziani, composer, dies at 64   

Jul 01   In the year 1889 frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti   

Jul 01   US mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens in the year 1889.   

Jul 02   Cor Hermus, Dutch actor/director/writer (A Mother) in the year 1889.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor   

Jan 01   Charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian) was born in the year 1889.   

Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of tadeusz Jarecki, composer   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)   

Jan 02   Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)   

Jan 04   In the year 1889 birth of albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)   

Jan 14   Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834) died in the year 1889.   

Jan 17   In the year 1889 juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56   

Jan 27   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 in the year 1889.   

Jan 30   In the year 1889 death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)   

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 died on this day in history.