Historical Events In 1889

Nov 02   North Dakota becomes 39th & South Dakota becomes 40th state on this day in history.  

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

Nov 03   Chaplain Ariëns founds 1st roman catholic workers group on this day in history.  

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

Nov 04   On this day in history alton Augustus Adams, composer  

Nov 04   Players League begins, declaring independence from baseball's NL on this day in history.  

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

Nov 07   George Davis, Netherlands, actor (Devil May Care) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 08   Montana becomes the 41st state of the Union in the year 1889.  

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

Nov 12   DeWitt Wallace, St Paul Minn, publisher, founded Readers Digest (1921) in the year 1889.  

Nov 14   In the year 1889 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   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   On this day in history union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland & SF  

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

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

Nov 20   On this day in history edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)  

Nov 20   On this day in history gustav Mahler's 1st Symphony  

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

Nov 23   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 in the year 1889.  

Nov 24   In the year 1889 albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer (Alex Moor Award-1977)  

Nov 27   1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history edgar D Adrian, English physiologist (Nobel 1932)  

Dec 03   Baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor was born in the year 1889.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian)  

Jan 01   Tadeusz Jarecki, composer was born in the year 1889.  

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

Jan 04   Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1889.  

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

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

Jan 17   Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1889 death of belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40