Page 3: Historical Events In 1889

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

Mar 08   Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 in the year 1889.   

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

Mar 12   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1889.   

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

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

Mar 19   Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10) in the year 1889.   

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 in the year 1889.   

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 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   Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England in the year 1889.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer   

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

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

Mar 28   Matilde "Tillie" Ziegler, killed by husband William Kemmler on this day in history.   

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

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   Charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Tadeusz Jarecki, composer was born in the year 1889.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1889 birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   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