Historical Events In 1889

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

Mar 08   On this day in history 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   Battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV in the year 1889.  

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 in the year 1889.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 12   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1889 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 in the year 1889.  

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

Mar 18   On this day in history william Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1889.  

Mar 26   Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands on this day in history.  

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

Mar 26   On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Mar 30   On this day in history john T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers, NY)  

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

Jan 01   Charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] was born in the year 1889.  

Jan 10   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858) died in the year 1889.  

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

Feb 03   In the year 1889 death of belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40