Page 3: Historical Events In 1889

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

Mar 08   In the year 1889 jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85   

Mar 08   In the year 1889 oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)   

Mar 09   Battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1889 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   Battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated in the year 1889.   

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

Mar 12   Ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists in the year 1889.   

Mar 12   Philip Guedalla, historian on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle   

Mar 14   August Strindberg's "Froken Julie," premieres in Copenhagen in the year 1889.   

Mar 15   6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1889 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   On this day in history william Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66   

Mar 19   Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 23   On this day in history president Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 26   Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands in the year 1889.   

Mar 26   South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England in the year 1889.   

Mar 26   Vaclav Kapral, composer in the year 1889.   

Mar 27   In the year 1889 moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 27   Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat in the year 1889.   

Mar 28   In the year 1889 matilde "Tillie" Ziegler, killed by husband William Kemmler   

Mar 29   Howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union) in the year 1889.   

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

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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   In the year 1889 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 in the year 1889.   

Jan 05   Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] was born in the year 1889.   

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   Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834) died in the year 1889.   

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   On this day in history death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)   

Feb 01   Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 died in the year 1889.