Historical Events In 1889

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

Nov 02   On this day in history north Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes the 40th state  

Nov 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 07   George Davis, Netherlands, actor (Devil May Care) in the year 1889.  

Nov 08   Montana admitted as 41st state on this day in history.  

Nov 08   In the year 1889 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) on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Washington admitted as 42nd state on this day in history.  

Nov 12   DeWitt Wallace, St Paul Minn, publisher, founded Readers Digest (1921) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   On this day in history jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Indian PM (1947-64)  

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 in the year 1889.  

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

Nov 15   Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, deposed; republic proclaimed in the year 1889.  

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

Nov 17   Union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland & SF in the year 1889.  

Nov 17   Union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland and San Francisco on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Maria Realino, [Frederikus Janssen], teacher (Botany of Curacao) on this day in history.  

Nov 18   In the year 1889 oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii  

Nov 18   William Allingham, Irish poet (Day & Night Songs), dies at 68 in the year 1889.  

Nov 20   Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) in the year 1889.  

Nov 20   Gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony on this day in history.  

Nov 23   On this day in history debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)  

Nov 23   In the year 1889 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   On this day in history albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer (Alex Moor Award-1977)  

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 in the year 1889.  

Nov 30   Edgar D Adrian, English physiologist (Nobel 1932) in the year 1889.  

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

Dec 04   On this day in history buck Jones, [Charles F Gebhart], US actor (War Horse)  

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

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 in the year 1889.  

Jan 02   Walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo) was born in the year 1889.  

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

Jan 05   Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] was born in the year 1889.  

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   On this day in history death of ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)  

Jan 17   Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56 in the year 1889.  

Jan 27   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858) died in the year 1889.  

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.