Historical Events In 1889

Mar 05   Frits Slomp, [Frits de Rover], Dutch vicar/resistance fighter in the year 1889.  

Mar 08   On this day in history jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85  

Mar 08   Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) on this day in history.  

Mar 09   Battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV in the year 1889.  

Mar 09   On this day in history battle at Gallabat (Metema); Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV  

Mar 09   Kansas passes first general antitrust law in US on this day in history.  

Mar 12   In the year 1889 battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated  

Mar 12   Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Philip Guedalla, historian in the year 1889.  

Mar 12   In the year 1889 start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth  

Mar 12   In the year 1889 yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle  

Mar 14   August Strindberg's "Froken Julie," premieres in Copenhagen on this day in history.  

Mar 15   In the year 1889 6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die  

Mar 15   On this day in history 6 US and German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die  

Mar 17   Joseph A Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68 in the year 1889.  

Mar 18   On this day in history f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands  

Mar 18   In the year 1889 william Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66  

Mar 19   On this day in history manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10)  

Mar 23   In the year 1889 edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record.  

Mar 23   Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1889 president Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization  

Mar 25   In the year 1889 1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town v England  

Mar 25   In the year 1889 the first Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town vs England  

Mar 26   Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England in the year 1889.  

Mar 26   On this day in history bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England  

Mar 26   On this day in history johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands  

Mar 26   South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1889 vaclav Kapral, composer  

Mar 27   On this day in history moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64  

Mar 27   On this day in history yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat  

Mar 28   On this day in history matilde "Tillie" Ziegler, killed by husband William Kemmler  

Mar 29   On this day in history howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union)  

Mar 30   In the year 1889 john T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers, NY)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1889 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 in the year 1889.  

Jan 01   Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1889 birth of tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)  

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   In the year 1889 martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 13   In the year 1889 death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)  

Jan 14   Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1889 ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65  

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

Feb 01   Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1889.  

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