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   Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) in the year 1889.  

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

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 in the year 1889.  

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

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

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

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

Mar 14   In the year 1889 august Strindberg's "Froken Julie," premieres in Copenhagen  

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

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

Mar 17   In the year 1889 joseph A Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68  

Mar 18   F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands in the year 1889.  

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

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   In the year 1889 pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization  

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

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

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

Mar 26   In the year 1889 bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England  

Mar 26   Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1889 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   On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer  

Mar 27   Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1889.  

Mar 27   In the year 1889 yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1889 birth of tadeusz Jarecki, composer  

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

Jan 02   Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo) was born in the year 1889.  

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

Jan 05   Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1889 martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 13   On this day in history death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)  

Jan 14   In the year 1889 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1889 joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78  

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