Page 2: Historical Events In 1889

Feb 04   Walter Catlett, SF CA, actor (Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities)   

Feb 05   Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's).   

Feb 06   Karel Wellens, Flemish painter   

Feb 07   Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF.   

Feb 07   Astronomical Society of Pacific holds inaugural meeting in San Francisco.   

Feb 08   Flood ravages Dutch coast.   

Feb 09   The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established as a Cabinet-level agency.   

Feb 10   Howard Spring, British author/novelist/writer/critic (O Absalom)   

Feb 11   John Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers).   

Feb 11   Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890   

Feb 11   The inaugural Japanese written Constitution, handed by the Meiji emperor to his prime minister, Count Kuroda.   

Feb 12   Andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies   

Feb 12   Caesar Francks Symphony in D, premieres.   

Feb 14   1st train load of fruit (oranges) leaves LA for east.   

Feb 14   inaugural trainload of fruit (oranges) leaves Los Angeles for the east.   

Feb 17   H[aroldson] L Hunt, Texas oil multi-millionaire.   

Feb 18   Sybold van Ravesteyn, architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht).   

Feb 19   Jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombia, poet/novelist (Vortex).   

Feb 20   Levko Mykolayevich Revutsky, composer   

Feb 21   Felix Aylmer, actor (Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St Joan)   

Feb 22   Dakotas, Montana and Washington admitted to the union.   

Feb 22   Dakotas, Montana and Washington admitted to union   

Feb 22   Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain)   

Feb 22   U.S. President Grover Cleveland signs a bill to admit North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington (state) to the Union   

Feb 23   Cyril Delevanti, England, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis, Black Eye).   

Feb 28   Victor Sutherland, Paducah KY, actor (Captive City)   

Mar 02   Kansas passes 1st US antitrust.   

Mar 02   Kansas passes inaugural US antitrust   

Mar 03   Edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49.   

Mar 03   Fritz Behrend, composer.   

Mar 04   Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd President   

Mar 04   Pearl White, [Victoria], US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline).   

Mar 05   Frits Slomp, [Frits de Rover], Dutch vicar/resistance fighter   

Mar 08   Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85.   

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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