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 in the year 1889.  

May 31   The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 in the year 1889.  

Jun 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 03   On this day in history 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   Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks in the year 1889.  

Jun 08   Cable Cars begin service in LA in the year 1889.  

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

Jun 08   On this day in history joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)  

Jun 08   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) in the year 1889.  

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

Jun 11   On this day in history wesley Ruggles, actor/producer/director (Keystone Kops)  

Jun 12   Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc) in the year 1889.  

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

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

Jun 14   On this day in history victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist  

Jun 15   On this day in history mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39  

Jun 15   In the year 1889 start of Sherlock Holmes Adv "Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG)  

Jun 18   On this day in history paul Joostens, Flemish painter  

Jun 19   On this day in history enrico Celio, president (Switzerland)  

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

Jun 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Man with the Twisted Lip" on this day in history.  

Jun 22   In the year 1889 louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss  

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

Jun 27   Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor in the year 1889.  

Jun 27   Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano, dies in the year 1889.  

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

Jun 28   Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1889 uS mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens  

Jul 02   Cor Hermus, Dutch actor/director/writer (A Mother) on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1889 birth of tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)  

Jan 04   Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) was born in the year 1889.  

Jan 05   Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] was born in the year 1889.  

Jan 10   In the year 1889 martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68  

Jan 13   In the year 1889 death of solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823)  

Jan 14   On this day in history death of ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)  

Jan 17   On this day in history juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56  

Jan 27   In the year 1889 ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65  

Jan 30   Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78  

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 died in the year 1889.