Historical Events In 1889

Jan 01   Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor.   

Jan 02   Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine)   

Jan 03   Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg WA, asks for statehood.   

Jan 03   Admissions convention meets in Ellensburg, WA, asks for statehood.   

Jan 04   Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

Jan 05   Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899].   

Jan 06   Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist (Yale professor)   

Jan 08   1st Computer patented.   

Jan 08   Dr Herman Hollerith receives inaugural US patent for a tabulating machine (1st Computer)   

Jan 08   Paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle)   

Jan 09   Near Queenston Ontario the Niagara Suspension Bridge collapses during a winter storm.   

Jan 10   Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France.   

Jan 10   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 10   The Ivory Coast is recorded as becoming a French protectorate.   

Jan 14   Vincenzo Davico, composer.   

Jan 15   The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia   

Jan 16   128°F (53°C), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record).   

Jan 16   128ºF (53ºC), Cloncurry, Queensland (Australian record)   

Jan 16   Cloncurry, Queensland, recorded temperature of 53.1 Celsius, highest known in Australia   

Jan 17   Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56   

Jan 21   Bert Collins, cricketer (Aussie batsman in the post WW I years)   

Jan 22   Columbia Phonograph was formed in Washington, D.C   

Jan 23   Dr Daniel Hale Williams forms Provident Hospital in Chicago   

Jan 23   Franklin Pangborn, Newark, actor (My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living)   

Jan 25   Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer.   

Jan 27   Balthasar van der Pol, physicist (Comparison of Van der Pol).   

Jan 27   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65.   

Jan 29   Francisco Santiago, composer.   

Jan 30   Austria's Archduke Rudolph, 31, is are discovered dead with his mistress Baroness Marie Vetser, 17, at Rudolph's hunting lodge Mayerling outside Vienna.   

Jan 30   John Herschel uses camera obscura to photograph 48" (120cm) telescope.   

Jan 30   Victoria beat New South Wales after following on (New South Wales all out 63 needed 76)   

Jan 31   F R Foster, cricketer (330 runs and 45 wickets for England).   

Feb 01   Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia)   

Feb 01   Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78.   

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Jan 01   Alexander smallens: St petersburg, russia, conductor   

Jan 01   Charles bickford: Cambridge mass, actor (john-the virginian)   

Jan 01   Tadeusz jarecki: Composer   

Jan 01   Tom dugan: Dublin ireland, actor (circus clown, drag, skyway)   

Jan 02   Tito schipa: Italy, tenor/composer (la rondine)   

Jan 02   Walter baldwin: Ohio, actor (gay amigo)   

Jan 04   Albertus w "albert" van dalsum: Actor/director (abandoned child)   

Jan 05   Albert van dalsum: Dutch actor/director (little rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   Martin andreas udbye: Composer,   

Jan 13   Solomon bundy: American politician (b. 1823)   

Jan 14   Ema puksec: Croatian singer (b. 1834)   

Jan 17   Juan montalvo: Ecuadorian author (siete tratados),    

Jan 27   Ivan s aksakov: Russian journalist,   

Jan 30   Crown prince rudolph of austria: Crown prince rudolph of austria (b. 1858)   

Feb 01   Joseph gungl: Composer,   

Feb 03   Belle starr: Us female gangster, murdered at 40