Historical Events In 1889

Nov 02   North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes the 40th state in the year 1889.  

Nov 03   In the year 1889 chaplain Ariëns founds 1st roman catholic workers group  

Nov 03   Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glazer in the year 1889.  

Nov 04   Alton Augustus Adams, composer in the year 1889.  

Nov 04   On this day in history players League begins, declaring independence from baseball's NL  

Nov 05   Idaho's constitution is adopted in the year 1889.  

Nov 07   In the year 1889 george Davis, Netherlands, actor (Devil May Care)  

Nov 08   In the year 1889 montana admitted as 41st state  

Nov 08   On this day in history montana becomes the 41st state of the Union.  

Nov 09   In the year 1889 snub Pollard, Melbourne Australia, actor (Don't Shove, Arizona Days)  

Nov 10   Claude Rains, London, actor (Invisible Man, Casablanca) in the year 1889.  

Nov 11   On this day in history washington admitted as 42nd state  

Nov 12   In the year 1889 deWitt Wallace, St Paul Minn, publisher, founded Readers Digest (1921)  

Nov 14   Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Indian PM (1947-64) in the year 1889.  

Nov 14   New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, finishing the trip in January in 72 days and 6 hours on this day in history.  

Nov 14   NY World's Nellie Bly (Liz Cochrane) begins 72 day world trip in the year 1889.  

Nov 15   On this day in history dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, deposed; republic proclaimed  

Nov 16   On this day in history august Croegaert, Flemish liturgist  

Nov 17   In the year 1889 union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland & SF  

Nov 17   In the year 1889 union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland and San Francisco  

Nov 18   In the year 1889 maria Realino, [Frederikus Janssen], teacher (Botany of Curacao)  

Nov 18   Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii on this day in history.  

Nov 18   In the year 1889 william Allingham, Irish poet (Day & Night Songs), dies at 68  

Nov 20   In the year 1889 edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)  

Nov 20   In the year 1889 gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony  

Nov 23   Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco) on this day in history.  

Nov 23   On this day in history the first ‘Nickel-in-the-Slot’ (jukebox) was placed in service on this day in the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco, California. Juke, at the time, was a slang word for a a disorderly house, or house of ill repute.  

Nov 24   Albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer (Alex Moor Award-1977) in the year 1889.  

Nov 27   In the year 1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady)  

Nov 27   Curtis P. Brady was issued the first permit to drive an automobile through Central Park in New York City. Mr. Brady had to pledge to New York's finest that he would not frighten the horses in the park on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1889 edgar D Adrian, English physiologist (Nobel 1932)  

Dec 03   Baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1889.  

Dec 04   Buck Jones, [Charles F Gebhart], US actor (War Horse) in the year 1889.  

Dec 04   In the year 1889 stanley's expedition reaches Bagamoyo in Indian Ocean  

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Jan 01   Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Tadeusz Jarecki, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)  

Jan 02   In the year 1889 birth of tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine)  

Jan 02   In the year 1889 birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)  

Jan 05   In the year 1889 birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]  

Jan 10   On this day in history martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 13   Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) died in the year 1889.  

Jan 14   In the year 1889 death of ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1889 ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65  

Jan 30   On this day in history death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)  

Feb 01   Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 died in the year 1889.