Page 4: Historical Events In 1889
Sunday, 16 February 2025
Mar 31 300m Eiffel Tower officially opens (commemorates French Revolution) on this day in history.
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 1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago) on this day in history.
Apr 03 In the year 1889 grigoras Dinicu, composer
Apr 03 Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Va on this day in history.
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 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) in the year 1889.
Apr 06 In the year 1889 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 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history adolph Hitler, Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)[NS=Apr 20]
Apr 15 Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union) in the year 1889.
Apr 16 In the year 1889 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 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 on this day in history.
Apr 18 In the year 1889 jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter
Apr 19 Warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Apr 22 In the year 1889 ludwig Renn, writer
Apr 22 Oklahoma land rush officially started on this day in history.
Apr 22 Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner" on this day in history.
Apr 22 On this day in history oklahoma Territory lands formerly reserved for Native Americans are opened to white homesteaders by President Harrison at high noon
Apr 23 On this day in history charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher
Apr 24 [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45) in the year 1889.
Apr 25 In the year 1889 charles Kellaway, cricketer (great Australian all-rounder of 1920's)
Apr 26 Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austria, philosopher (Tractatus) in the year 1889.
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