Historical Events In 1889

Mar 31   300m Eiffel Tower officially opens (commemorates French Revolution) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Apr 03   In the year 1889 grigoras Dinicu, composer  

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

Apr 03   In the year 1889 savings Bank of the Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond VA  

Apr 04   On this day in history thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56  

Apr 05   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG)  

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

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   In the year 1889 adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch)  

Apr 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1889 nick La Rocca, US coronetist/composer (Tiger Rag)  

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

Apr 15   Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1889.  

Apr 19   In the year 1889 warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies  

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   On this day in history ludwig Renn, writer  

Apr 22   In the year 1889 oklahoma land rush officially started  

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 in the year 1889.  

Apr 23   Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher on this day in history.  

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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Jan 01   Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor was born in the year 1889.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian)  

Jan 01   Tadeusz Jarecki, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1889.  

Jan 13   On this day in history death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)  

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   On this day in history 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   Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1889.  

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