Page 6: Historical Events In 1889

May 31   Johnstown Flood; 2209 die in Pennsylvania   

May 31   The Johnstown Flood results in the deaths of 2000 to 5000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30000   

Jun 01   1890 flu pandemic in Worldwide killing 1 million people   

Jun 01   Europe's Orient Express completes arrangements for travel between Paris and Constantinople without change of train   

Jun 03   The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast   

Jun 06   Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks.   

Jun 08   Cable Cars begin service in LA.   

Jun 08   Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54   

Jun 08   Joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)   

Jun 08   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG)   

Jun 10   Cliff Clark, actor (Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout).   

Jun 11   Wesley Ruggles, actor/producer/director (Keystone Kops)   

Jun 12   Single tornado results in the deaths of 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc)   

Jun 13   2 feet of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming.   

Jun 13   2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming.   

Jun 14   Victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist.   

Jun 15   Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39.   

Jun 15   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adv "Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG).   

Jun 18   Paul Joostens, Flemish painter   

Jun 19   Enrico Celio, president (Switzerland).   

Jun 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Man with the Twisted Lip"   

Jun 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Man with the Twisted Lip".   

Jun 22   Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss   

Jun 25   Ethel Glenn Hier, composer   

Jun 27   Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor   

Jun 27   Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano, dies   

Jun 28   Frank Mayo, silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters).   

Jun 28   Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70.   

Jun 30   Eugenio Terziani, composer, dies at 64.   

Jul 01   Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti.   

Jul 01   US mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens.   

Jul 02   Cor Hermus, Dutch actor/director/writer (A Mother)   

Jul 04   Auguste Mermet, composer, dies at 79.   

Jul 04   Washington state constitutional convention holds 1st meeting.   

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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