Page 6: Historical Events In 1889
Thursday, 18 December 2025
May 31 In the year 1889 johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn 


May 31 In the year 1889 johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania 


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


Jun 01 In the year 1889 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 The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast in the year 1889. 


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 on this day in history. 


Jun 08 In the year 1889 gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 


Jun 08 Joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957) in the year 1889. 


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


Jun 10 On this day in history cliff Clark, actor (Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout) 


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 In the year 1889 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming 


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


Jun 15 Mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39 in the year 1889. 


Jun 15 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adv "Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG) in the year 1889. 


Jun 18 Paul Joostens, Flemish painter on this day in history. 


Jun 19 Enrico Celio, president (Switzerland) in the year 1889. 


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


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


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


Jun 25 In the year 1889 ethel Glenn Hier, composer 


Jun 27 On this day in history alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor 


Jun 27 In the year 1889 carlotta Patti, Italian soprano, dies 


Jun 28 Frank Mayo, silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters) in the year 1889. 


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


Jun 30 On this day in history eugenio Terziani, composer, dies at 64 


Jul 01 On this day in history frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti 


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


Jul 02 In the year 1889 cor Hermus, Dutch actor/director/writer (A Mother) 


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