Historical Events In 1889

Mar 05   In the year 1889 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) in the year 1889.  

Mar 09   In the year 1889 battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV  

Mar 09   Battle at Gallabat (Metema); Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV in the year 1889.  

Mar 09   In the year 1889 kansas passes first general antitrust law in US  

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   Philip Guedalla, historian on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth in the year 1889.  

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

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

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

Mar 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1889 f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands  

Mar 18   William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1889.  

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

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

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   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   Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England in the year 1889.  

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

Mar 26   In the year 1889 vaclav Kapral, composer  

Mar 27   On this day in history moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64  

Mar 27   Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat in the year 1889.  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor  

Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian)  

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)  

Jan 04   Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) was born in the year 1889.  

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   On this day in history death of ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)  

Jan 17   Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56 in the year 1889.  

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   Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history death of belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40