Historical Events In 1889

May 31   Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn on this day in history.   

May 31   Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

May 31   The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 01   1890 flu pandemic in Worldwide killing 1 million people on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Europe's Orient Express completes arrangements for travel between Paris and Constantinople without change of train in the year 1889.   

Jun 03   The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast in the year 1889.   

Jun 03   In the year 1889 the first CP train arrives in Saint John, NB from Montréal marking the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a coast to coast railway.   

Jun 06   On this day in history great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks   

Jun 08   In the year 1889 cable Cars begin service in LA   

Jun 08   Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 in the year 1889.   

Jun 08   In the year 1889 joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)   

Jun 08   In the year 1889 start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG)   

Jun 10   Cliff Clark, actor (Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   In the year 1889 wesley Ruggles, actor/producer/director (Keystone Kops)   

Jun 12   In the year 1889 single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc)   

Jun 13   2 feet of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming in the year 1889.   

Jun 13   2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming in the year 1889.   

Jun 14   In the year 1889 victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist   

Jun 15   In the year 1889 mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

Jun 15   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adv "Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG)   

Jun 18   In the year 1889 paul Joostens, Flemish painter   

Jun 19   In the year 1889 enrico Celio, president (Switzerland)   

Jun 19   In the year 1889 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Man with the Twisted Lip"   

Jun 19   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Man with the Twisted Lip"   

Jun 22   Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss in the year 1889.   

Jun 25   On this day in history ethel Glenn Hier, composer   

Jun 27   Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history carlotta Patti, Italian soprano, dies   

Jun 28   In the year 1889 frank Mayo, silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters)   

Jun 28   On this day in history maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70   

Jun 30   In the year 1889 eugenio Terziani, composer, dies at 64   

Jul 01   Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti in the year 1889.   

Jul 01   US mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens in the year 1889.   

Jul 02   Cor Hermus, Dutch actor/director/writer (A Mother) in the year 1889.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor   

Jan 01   Charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of tadeusz Jarecki, composer   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine)   

Jan 02   In the year 1889 birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child)   

Jan 05   In the year 1889 birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1889 juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56   

Jan 27   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 in the year 1889.   

Jan 30   In the year 1889 death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)   

Feb 01   In the year 1889 joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 03   In the year 1889 death of belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40