Page 4: Historical Events In 1889

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

Mar 31   The Eiffel Tower in Paris, 985ft tall, was officially opened   

Apr 01   1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago).   

Apr 03   Grigoras Dinicu, composer   

Apr 03   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   

Apr 04   Thomas T H Jorissen, historian, dies at 56   

Apr 05   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Copper Beeches" (BG)   

Apr 05   Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Copper Beeches" (BG).   

Apr 06   Barry Macollum, Northern Ireland   

Apr 06   George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time.   

Apr 08   Adrian Boult, Chester England, conductor/composer (BBC Sym Orch).   

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

Apr 09   Efrem Zimbalist, Rostov on Don Russia, composer/violinist.   

Apr 11   Nick La Rocca, US coronetist/composer (Tiger Rag).   

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

Apr 15   Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union)   

Apr 16   Charlie Chaplin, (Tramp), comedian (City Lights)/IBM salesman   

Apr 16   Charlie Chaplin, American silent film actor and director is born   

Apr 18   In Germany inaugural distant earthquake recorded. Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz made the inaugural known recordings of a distant earthquake.   

Apr 18   In Japan a 7+ quake occured near east coast of Honshu, Japan. Teleseism inaugural 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.   

Apr 19   Warren De La Rue, astronomer/chemist, dies   

Apr 20   Adolf Hitler, Dictator of Germany is born.   

Apr 20   Adolph Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45).   

Apr 22   Ludwig Renn, writer   

Apr 22   Oklahoma land rush officially started   

Apr 22   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.   

Apr 23   Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher   

Apr 24   [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45).   

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

Apr 26   Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austria, philosopher (Tractatus).   

Apr 28   Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, premier/dictator Portugal (1932-68)   

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Jan 01   Alexander smallens: St petersburg, russia, conductor   

Jan 01   Charles bickford: Cambridge mass, actor (john-the virginian)   

Jan 01   Tadeusz jarecki: Composer   

Jan 01   Tom dugan: Dublin ireland, actor (circus clown, drag, skyway)   

Jan 02   Tito schipa: Italy, tenor/composer (la rondine)   

Jan 02   Walter baldwin: Ohio, actor (gay amigo)   

Jan 04   Albertus w "albert" van dalsum: Actor/director (abandoned child)   

Jan 05   Albert van dalsum: Dutch actor/director (little rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   Martin andreas udbye: Composer,   

Jan 13   Solomon bundy: American politician (b. 1823)   

Jan 14   Ema puksec: Croatian singer (b. 1834)   

Jan 17   Juan montalvo: Ecuadorian author (siete tratados),   

Jan 27   Ivan s aksakov: Russian journalist,   

Jan 30   Crown prince rudolph of austria: Crown prince rudolph of austria (b. 1858)   

Feb 01   Joseph gungl: Composer,   

Feb 03   Belle starr: Us female gangster, murdered at 40