Page 4: Historical Events In 1889

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

Mar 31   Alexander Gustave Eiffel raised the French flag at the top of his tower in Paris on this day in history.   

Mar 31   The Eiffel Tower in Paris, 985ft tall, was officially opened on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1889 1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago)   

Apr 03   On this day in history grigoras Dinicu, composer   

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   Thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1889 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG)   

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

Apr 06   On this day in history barry Macollum, Northern Ireland   

Apr 06   George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time in the year 1889.   

Apr 08   On this day in history adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch)   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Adolph Hitler, Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)[NS=Apr 20] on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union) in the year 1889.   

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

Apr 16   The birth of Charlie Chaplin, American silent film actor and director in the year 1889.   

Apr 18   In the year 1889 in Germany First distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the first known recordings of a distant earthquake.   

Apr 18   In the year 1889 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   

Apr 18   Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies in the year 1889.   

Apr 20   In the year 1889 adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)   

Apr 20   The birth of Adolf Hitler, Dictator of Germany in the year 1889.   

Apr 22   In the year 1889 ludwig Renn, writer   

Apr 22   On this day in history oklahoma land rush officially started   

Apr 22   Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner" on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Oklahoma Territory lands formerly reserved for Native Americans are opened to white homesteaders by President Harrison at high noon in the year 1889.   

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

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

Apr 25   On this day in history charles Kellaway, cricketer (great Australian all-rounder of 1920's)   

Apr 26   On this day in history ludwig Wittgenstein, Austria, philosopher (Tractatus)   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)   

Jan 02   Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine) was born in the year 1889.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   In the year 1889 martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 13   Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 died on this day in history.