Historical Events In 1889

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

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 in the year 1889.  

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 in the year 1889.  

Mar 12   In the year 1889 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 12   On this day in history philip Guedalla, historian  

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 in the year 1889.  

Mar 14   August Strindberg's "Froken Julie," premieres in Copenhagen on this day in history.  

Mar 15   On this day in history 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   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   William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10) on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town v England  

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

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

Mar 26   On this day in history south Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England  

Mar 26   Vaclav Kapral, composer on this day in history.  

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

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   Howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union) in the year 1889.  

Mar 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1889 birth of charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian)  

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   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 in the year 1889.  

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

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

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