Historical Events In 1889

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

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) on this day in history.  

Mar 09   On this day in history 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   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   Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated in the year 1889.  

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

Mar 12   On this day in history philip Guedalla, historian  

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history joseph A Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68  

Mar 18   F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1889.  

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

Mar 23   President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization in the year 1889.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   Vaclav Kapral, composer in the year 1889.  

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

Mar 27   Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat on this day in history.  

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

Mar 29   Howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian)  

Jan 01   Tadeusz Jarecki, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway) was born in the year 1889.  

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834) died in the year 1889.  

Jan 17   On this day in history juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56  

Jan 27   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 in the year 1889.  

Jan 30   On this day in history death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)  

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

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