Historical Events In 1889

Mar 31   300m Eiffel Tower officially opens (commemorates French Revolution) in the year 1889.  

Mar 31   In the year 1889 alexander Gustave Eiffel raised the French flag at the top of his tower in Paris.  

Mar 31   In the year 1889 the Eiffel Tower in Paris, 985ft tall, was officially opened  

Apr 01   On this day in history 1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago)  

Apr 03   Grigoras Dinicu, composer in the year 1889.  

Apr 03   On this day in history savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Va  

Apr 03   Savings Bank of the Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond VA in the year 1889.  

Apr 04   In the year 1889 thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56  

Apr 05   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG) in the year 1889.  

Apr 05   Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG) on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Barry Macollum, Northern Ireland on this day in history.  

Apr 06   On this day in history george Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time  

Apr 08   Adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch) on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1889 henry Jupp, cricketer (scored 63 on Test debut for Engl in 1877), dies  

Apr 09   Efrem Zimbalist, Rostov on Don Russia, composer/violinist on this day in history.  

Apr 11   Nick La Rocca, US coronetist/composer (Tiger Rag) in the year 1889.  

Apr 14   Adolph Hitler, Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)[NS=Apr 20] in the year 1889.  

Apr 15   On this day in history asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union)  

Apr 16   On this day in history charlie Chaplin, (Tramp), comedian (City Lights)/IBM salesman  

Apr 16   On this day in history the birth of Charlie Chaplin, American silent film actor and director  

Apr 18   In Germany First distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the first known recordings of a distant earthquake on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In Japan a 7+ quake occured near east coast of Honshu, Japan. Teleseism first identified on a seismogram. The instruments were horizontal pendulums, designed by Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz to measure slight changes in the direction of the vertical. Two of these pendulums, located in Potsdam and Wilhelmshaven, recorded a large earthquake on April 17, 1889. The earthquake had been felt in Japan about an hour before it was recorded in Germany in the year 1889.  

Apr 18   On this day in history jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter  

Apr 19   On this day in history warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies  

Apr 20   On this day in history adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)  

Apr 20   In the year 1889 the birth of Adolf Hitler, Dictator of Germany  

Apr 22   In the year 1889 ludwig Renn, writer  

Apr 22   Oklahoma land rush officially started on this day in history.  

Apr 22   On this day in history oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner"  

Apr 22   Oklahoma Territory lands formerly reserved for Native Americans are opened to white homesteaders by President Harrison at high noon on this day in history.  

Apr 23   Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher in the year 1889.  

Apr 24   On this day in history [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)  

Apr 25   Charles Kellaway, cricketer (great Australian all-rounder of 1920's) in the year 1889.  

Apr 26   In the year 1889 ludwig Wittgenstein, Austria, philosopher (Tractatus)  

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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   On this day in history birth of tadeusz Jarecki, composer  

Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1889 death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)  

Feb 01   In the year 1889 joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78  

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 died in the year 1889.