Historical Events In 1889

Mar 05   Frits Slomp, [Frits de Rover], Dutch vicar/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)   

Mar 09   In the year 1889 battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV   

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

Mar 09   In the year 1889 kansas passes first general antitrust law in US   

Mar 12   On this day in history battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

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   On this day in history philip Guedalla, historian   

Mar 12   Start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth in the year 1889.   

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

Mar 14   On this day in history august Strindberg's "Froken Julie," premieres in Copenhagen   

Mar 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 18   In the year 1889 f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands   

Mar 18   William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1889 manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10)   

Mar 23   Edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 25   On this day in history 1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town v England   

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

Mar 26   Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1889 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 26   Vaclav Kapral, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 28   Matilde "Tillie" Ziegler, killed by husband William Kemmler in the year 1889.   

Mar 29   In the year 1889 howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union)   

Mar 30   John T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers, NY) 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   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   Walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo) was born in the year 1889.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1889.   

Jan 13   Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) died in the year 1889.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1889.