Historical Events In 1889

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'arc) in the year 1889.   

Feb 04   Walter Catlett, SF CA, actor (Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1889 elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's)   

Feb 06   Karel Wellens, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco in the year 1889.   

Feb 08   Flood ravages Dutch coast in the year 1889.   

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

Feb 10   Howard Spring, British author/novelist/writer/critic (O Absalom) in the year 1889.   

Feb 11   John Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers) in the year 1889.   

Feb 11   Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   The first Japanese written Constitution, handed by the Meiji emperor to his prime minister, Count Kuroda on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Caesar Francks Symphony in D, premieres in the year 1889.   

Feb 14   1st train load of fruit (oranges) leaves LA for east in the year 1889.   

Feb 14   First trainload of fruit (oranges) leaves Los Angeles for the east on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history h[aroldson] L Hunt, Texas oil multi-millionaire   

Feb 18   On this day in history sybold van Ravesteyn, architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht)   

Feb 19   On this day in history jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombia, poet/novelist (Vortex)   

Feb 20   Levko Mykolayevich Revutsky, composer in the year 1889.   

Feb 21   Felix Aylmer, actor (Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St Joan) in the year 1889.   

Feb 22   On this day in history dakotas, Montana & Washington admitted to the union   

Feb 22   On this day in history dakotas, Montana & Washington admitted to union   

Feb 22   Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history u.S. President Grover Cleveland signs a bill to admit North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington (state) to the Union.   

Feb 23   On this day in history cyril Delevanti, England, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis, Black Eye)   

Feb 28   On this day in history victor Sutherland, Paducah KY, actor (Captive City)   

Mar 02   Kansas passes 1st US antitrust on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history kansas passes first US antitrust   

Mar 03   Edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history fritz Behrend, composer   

Mar 04   On this day in history benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd President   

Mar 04   Pearl White, [Victoria], US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline) on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of tadeusz Jarecki, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1889 birth of albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1889 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 in the year 1889.   

Jan 30   Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858) died on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 03   On this day in history death of belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40