Page 3: Historical Events In 1889

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

Mar 08   Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   In the year 1889 philip Guedalla, historian   

Mar 12   On this day in history start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth   

Mar 12   In the year 1889 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   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   On this day in history joseph A Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68   

Mar 18   On this day in history f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands   

Mar 26   In the year 1889 south Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England   

Mar 26   In the year 1889 vaclav Kapral, composer   

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

Mar 27   On this day in history 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) in the year 1889.   

Mar 30   John T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers, NY) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1889 birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   On this day in history martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1889 juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56   

Jan 27   In the year 1889 ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65   

Jan 30   Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858) died on this day in history.   

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.